Bean vs Castor

Phaseolus vulgaris compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bean	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (бобовоцветные)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Fabaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Phaseolus	Ricinus
Species	Phaseolus vulgaris	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bean and Castor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).

Bean

The Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a species in the genus Phaseolus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 31 countries:

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