American Buckeye vs black-fruit cotoneaster

Aesculus glabra compared with Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	black-fruit cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aesculus	Cotoneaster
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and black-fruit cotoneaster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	black-fruit cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

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

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.