Candelnut vs Small Chanterelle

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Cantharellus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Small Chanterelle
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.

Small Chanterelle

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.