Brown Brain vs Castor

Tremella steidleri compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Brain	Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Tremellales (Tremellales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tremellaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Tremella	Ricinus
Species	Tremella steidleri	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Brown Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Brain	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Brain

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).

Brown Brain

The Brown Brain (Tremella steidleri) is a species in the genus Tremella. This species belongs to the genus Tremella and is documented in taxonomic and ecological literature. Further research continues into the distribution and ecology of Brown Brain.

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