American Buckeye vs Variable Flying Fox

Aesculus glabra compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aesculus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aesculus glabra	Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Variable Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.