Candelnut vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Aleurites	Ctenolepisma
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Ctenolepisma lineata

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Four-Lined Silverfish
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.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.