Castor vs Pine Jelly Spot

Ricinus communis compared with Dacrymyces ovisporus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Pine Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Dacrymyces
Species	Ricinus communis	Dacrymyces ovisporus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Pine Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Pine Jelly Spot
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).

Pine Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden