Candelnut vs Purple Needletail

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Aleurites	Hirundapus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.