American Buckeye vs Fern Palm

Aesculus glabra compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Cycas
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States