Candelnut vs King Pin

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	King Pin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	King Pin
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.

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, 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.