Candelnut vs Tiered Tooth

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Hericium
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Tiered Tooth
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.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.