bulb-eating slug vs Candelnut

Tandonia rustica compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Key Differences

• bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated while Candelnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulb-eating slug	Candelnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Milacidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Tandonia	Aleurites
Species	Tandonia rustica	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulb-eating slug	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulb-eating slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

bulb-eating slug

The Bulb-Eating Slug (Tandonia rustica) is a species in the genus Tandonia. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.