Beggar-Ticks vs Castor

Bidens frondosa compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar-Ticks	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (астроцветные)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Bidens	Ricinus
Species	Bidens frondosa	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar-Ticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar-Ticks	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar-Ticks

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (9 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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).

Beggar-Ticks

The Beggar-Ticks (Bidens frondosa) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens frondosa.

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 27 countries:

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