Castor vs Easter cassia

Ricinus communis compared with Senna pendula

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Easter cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Easter cassia
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	Senna
Species	Ricinus communis	Senna pendula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Easter cassia
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).

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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 8 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa