Candelnut vs Fern scale

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Fern scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Aleurites	Pinnaspis
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Fern scale
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.

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (United States).

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.