Box Rust vs Castor

Puccinia buxi compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box 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 buxi	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, 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).

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

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