American Buckeye vs Scuttle fly

Aesculus glabra compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

American Buckeye is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Aesculus	Megaselia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.