Candelnut vs Mexican redleg

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Brachypelma emilia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Mexican redleg
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Aleurites	Brachypelma
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Brachypelma emilia

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Mexican redleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Mexican redleg
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.

Mexican redleg

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.