Blue Devil vs Castor

Echium vulgare compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Blue Devil is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Devil	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Бурачникоцветные)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Boraginaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Echium	Ricinus
Species	Echium vulgare	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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).

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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 18 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States