American Buckeye vs

Aesculus glabra compared with Cryptomonas minor

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cryptophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cryptomonadales (Cryptomonadales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cryptomonadaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Cryptomonas
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cryptomonas minor

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Cryptomonas minor is a small freshwater cryptomonad alga with a compressed, bean-shaped cell body containing phycobilin-bearing plastids, found in lakes, ponds, and slow-moving water bodies. It uses two flagella of unequal length for locomotion and is capable of photosynthesis. Cryptomonas species are important members of freshwater phytoplankton communities and serve as prey for zooplankton.