American Buckeye vs Fernald Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Aesculus glabra compared with Bombus flavidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Fernald Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Aesculus	Bombus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Bombus flavidus

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Fernald Cuckoo Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Fernald Cuckoo Bumble Bee
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.

Fernald Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.