American Buckeye vs Hairy Bracket

Aesculus glabra compared with Trametes hirsuta

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Hairy Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Hairy Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Trametes
Species	Aesculus glabra	Trametes hirsuta

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Hairy Bracket
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.

Hairy Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States