American Buckeye vs Variable Chafer

Aesculus glabra compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Variable Chafer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Aesculus	Gnorimus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.