Castor vs Ruby Dapperling

Ricinus communis compared with Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Ruby Dapperling
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Ricinus	Leucoagaricus
Species	Ricinus communis	Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Ruby Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Ruby Dapperling
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).

Ruby Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Taiwan, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇫🇷 France 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States