Red Buckeye vs Yellow Buckeye

Aesculus pavia compared with Aesculus flava

Key Differences

• Red Buckeye is Least Concern while Yellow Buckeye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Buckeye	Yellow Buckeye
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Aesculus	Aesculus
Species	Aesculus pavia	Aesculus flava

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Buckeye and Yellow Buckeye share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aesculus.

Conservation Status

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Buckeye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Buckeye	Yellow Buckeye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Yellow Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway