American Buckeye vs Shiny Dufourea

Aesculus glabra compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Aesculus	Dufourea
Species	Aesculus glabra	Dufourea minuta

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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.