Castor vs Munk's devil ray

Ricinus communis compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Munk's devil ray
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Ricinus	Mobula
Species	Ricinus communis	Mobula munkiana

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Munk's devil ray
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).

Munk's devil ray

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