Bastard-Toadflax Rust vs Castor

Puccinia thesii compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (녹균강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Pucciniales (녹병균)	Malpighiales (말피기아목)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Puccinia	Ricinus
Species	Puccinia thesii	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

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).

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

The Bastard-Toadflax Rust (Puccinia thesii) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its range includes Belgium, Norway, and Portugal. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal