Candelnut vs marbled lungfish

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	marbled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Aleurites	Protopterus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Protopterus aethiopicus

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	marbled lungfish
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.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.