Candelnut vs Eastern Mole

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Aleurites	Scalopus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.