Big Smoky Bracket vs Candelnut

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Smoky Bracket	Candelnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phanerochaetaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Bjerkandera	Aleurites
Species	Bjerkandera fumosa	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Smoky Bracket	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Big Smoky Bracket

The Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) is a species in the genus Bjerkandera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.