Candelnut vs Southern Damselfly

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aleurites	Coenagrion
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Coenagrion mercuriale

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Southern Damselfly
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.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.