American Buckeye vs Flea

Aesculus glabra compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States