Castor vs Qu Yan

Ricinus communis compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Qu Yan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Qu Yan
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ricinus	Uropsilus
Species	Ricinus communis	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Qu Yan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Qu Yan
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).

Qu Yan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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

Qu Yan

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.