Castor vs Fringed Cup

Ricinus communis compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Encoelia
Species	Ricinus communis	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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