Castor vs Williamson's Emerald

Ricinus communis compared with Somatochlora williamsoni

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Williamson's Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Williamson's Emerald
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)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Ricinus	Somatochlora
Species	Ricinus communis	Somatochlora williamsoni

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Williamson's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Williamson's Emerald
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).

Williamson's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States