Candelnut vs Durham slug

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Arion flagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Durham slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Aleurites	Arion
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Arion flagellus

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Durham slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Durham slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).

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.