American Buckeye vs Onion Earthball

Aesculus glabra compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Aesculus	Scleroderma
Species	Aesculus glabra	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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