American Buckeye vs lettered cone

Aesculus glabra compared with Conus litteratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	lettered cone
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Sapindaceae	Conidae
Genus	Aesculus	Conus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Conus litteratus

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	lettered cone
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.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.