American Buckeye vs Scented Knight

Aesculus glabra compared with Tricholoma apium

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Scented Knight is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Scented Knight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aesculus	Tricholoma
Species	Aesculus glabra	Tricholoma apium

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Scented Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Scented Knight
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.

Scented Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.