Candelnut vs wall scalewort

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	wall scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Porellaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Porella
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Porella platyphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Candelnut and wall scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across 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.