Castor vs Stinking Truffle

Ricinus communis compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (पुट कवक)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (मालपिग्यालेस)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Tuber
Species	Ricinus communis	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Stinking Truffle
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).

Stinking Truffle

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