Candelnut vs Painted Suillus

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Suillus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.