Candelnut vs five-striped squirrel

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	five-striped squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aleurites	Callosciurus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

five-striped squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	five-striped squirrel
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.

five-striped squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic 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.