vs Castor

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Baeomyces	Ricinus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

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 5 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan