Castor vs Field Blewit

Ricinus communis compared with Lepista personata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Field Blewit
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Ricinus	Lepista
Species	Ricinus communis	Lepista personata

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Field Blewit
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).

Field Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States