American Buckeye vs Black Truffle

Aesculus glabra compared with Tuber melanosporum

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Black Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Black Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Tuber
Species	Aesculus glabra	Tuber melanosporum

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Black Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 Truffle

The Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a species in the genus Tuber. Found in Norway.