Candelnut vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Funambulus pennantii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aleurites	Funambulus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Northern Palm Squirrel
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.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.

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.