American Buckeye vs Cedar Cup

Aesculus glabra compared with Geopora sumneriana

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Cedar Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Cedar Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Aesculus	Geopora
Species	Aesculus glabra	Geopora sumneriana

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Cedar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Cedar Cup
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.

Cedar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Cedar Cup

The Cedar Cup (Geopora sumneriana) is a species in the genus Geopora. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.