American Buckeye vs Crowned Tooth

Aesculus glabra compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Sapindales (무환자나무목)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aesculus	Hydnellum
Species	Aesculus glabra	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Crowned Tooth
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.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.