Candelnut vs Indian muntjac

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Indian muntjac
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Aleurites	Muntiacus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Muntiacus muntjak

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Indian muntjac
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.

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.