Castor vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Ricinus communis compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Desmodium
Species	Ricinus communis	Desmodium tortuosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Dixie ticktrefoil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Dixie ticktrefoil
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).

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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 31 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe