American Buckeye vs dooryard sowbug

Aesculus glabra compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Sapindaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aesculus	Porcellio
Species	Aesculus glabra	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.