American Buckeye vs Florida wax scale

Aesculus glabra compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Florida wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Aesculus	Ceroplastes
Species	Aesculus glabra	Ceroplastes floridensis

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Florida wax scale
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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 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