American Buckeye vs Duck Flea

Aesculus glabra compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Aesculus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.