Candelnut vs Small Stagshorn

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Calocera cornea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Calocera
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Small Stagshorn
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 Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.