American Buckeye vs Maple Prominent

Aesculus glabra compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Maple Prominent is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Maple Prominent
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Notodontidae
Genus	Aesculus	Ptilodon
Species	Aesculus glabra	Ptilodon cucullina

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Maple Prominent
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.

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.