Candelnut vs White Cheese Polypore

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Tyromyces
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.