Blue-black Tooth vs Candelnut

Phellodon atratus compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Candelnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Phellodon	Aleurites
Species	Phellodon atratus	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. 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.