Castor vs Emperor's candlesticks

Ricinus communis compared with Senna alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Emperor's candlesticks
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Senna
Species	Ricinus communis	Senna alata

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Emperor's candlesticks share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Emperor's candlesticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Emperor's candlesticks
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Emperor's candlesticks

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 41 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇲 Zambia