Butternut vs Walnuts

Juglans cinerea compared with Juglans pyriformis

Key Differences

• Butternut is Not Evaluated while Walnuts is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butternut	Walnuts
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family same	Juglandaceae	Juglandaceae
Genus same	Juglans	Juglans
Species	Juglans cinerea	Juglans pyriformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Butternut and Walnuts share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Juglans.

Conservation Status

Butternut

NE — Not Evaluated

Walnuts

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butternut	Walnuts
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Walnuts

Habitat

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

Butternut

The Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a species in the genus Juglans. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.