American Buckeye vs Eastern spider beetle

Aesculus glabra compared with Ptinus raptor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Eastern spider beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ptinidae
Genus	Aesculus	Ptinus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Ptinus raptor

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Eastern spider beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Eastern spider beetle
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.

Eastern spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.