American Buckeye vs lime prickly-ash

Aesculus glabra compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while lime prickly-ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	lime prickly-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Aesculus glabra	Zanthoxylum fagara

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and lime prickly-ash share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

lime prickly-ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	lime prickly-ash
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.

lime prickly-ash

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.