Candelnut vs Keeled slug

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Tandonia kusceri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Keeled slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Milacidae
Genus	Aleurites	Tandonia
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Tandonia kusceri

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Keeled slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Keeled 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.

Keeled slug

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, 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.