Blood Iris vs Candelnut

Iris sanguinea compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Key Differences

• Blood Iris is Not Evaluated while Candelnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blood Iris	Candelnut
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Iris	Aleurites
Species	Iris sanguinea	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Blood Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blood Iris	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blood Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Blood Iris

The Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.