Castor vs Straw Beard Lichen

Ricinus communis compared with Usnea scabrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Straw Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)
Order	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)	Lecanorales (леканоровые)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Usnea
Species	Ricinus communis	Usnea scabrata

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Straw Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Straw Beard Lichen
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).

Straw Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States