Candelnut vs Orange Mycena

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Mycena leaiana

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Orange Mycena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Orange Mycena
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Mycena
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Mycena leaiana

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Orange Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Orange Mycena
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.

Orange Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and 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.