Candelnut vs Rocky Mountain Maple

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Acer glabrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Rocky Mountain Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Acer
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Acer glabrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and Rocky Mountain Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Rocky Mountain Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Rocky Mountain Maple
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.

Rocky Mountain Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.