Castor vs Java-bean

Ricinus communis compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Java-bean
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 obtusifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor and Java-bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Java-bean
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).

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 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 52 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇪 Peru 🇷🇴 Romania 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe