Candelnut vs Onion Earthball

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Aleurites	Scleroderma
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.