American Buckeye vs Painted Suillus

Aesculus glabra compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Suillus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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