American Buckeye vs Speckled Tar Spot

Aesculus glabra compared with Rhytisma punctatum

Key Differences

American Buckeye is Least Concern while Speckled Tar Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Speckled Tar Spot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Aesculus	Rhytisma
Species	Aesculus glabra	Rhytisma punctatum

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Tar Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Speckled Tar Spot
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.

Speckled Tar Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.