Evrazhka vs Castor

Urocitellus parryii compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Evrazhka is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Evrazhka	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Ricinus
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Evrazhka

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Evrazhka	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Evrazhka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Evrazhka

The Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) is a species in the genus Urocitellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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