Brown Witch'S Butter vs Bely Medved

Phaeotremella fimbriata compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

Brown Witch'S Butter is Not Evaluated while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Witch'S Butter	Bely Medved
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Tremellomycetes (Тремелломицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Tremellales (Дрожалковые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Tremellaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Phaeotremella	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Phaeotremella fimbriata	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Brown Witch'S Butter

NE — Not Evaluated

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Witch'S Butter	Bely Medved
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Witch'S Butter

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bely Medved

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Witch'S Butter

The Brown Witch's Butter (Phaeotremella fimbriata) is a species in the genus Phaeotremella. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bely Medved

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.