Castor vs turnip aphid

Ricinus communis compared with Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while turnip aphid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	turnip aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Hemiptera (カメムシ目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Ricinus	Lipaphis
Species	Ricinus communis	Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

turnip aphid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	turnip aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

turnip aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Turkey and United States.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇸 United States