Candelnut vs Mud Dauber

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Mud Dauber
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sphecidae
Genus	Aleurites	Sceliphron
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Sceliphron caementarium

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.