American Buckeye vs Sugar Apple

Aesculus glabra compared with Annona mucosa

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Sugar Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Sugar Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Annona
Species	Aesculus glabra	Annona mucosa

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Sugar Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Sugar Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Sugar Apple
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.

Sugar Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.