Alpine Emerald vs Chalk Maple

Somatochlora alpestris compared with Acer leucoderme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Emerald	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Corduliidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Somatochlora	Acer
Species	Somatochlora alpestris	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Alpine Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Emerald	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

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

Alpine Emerald

The Alpine Emerald (Somatochlora alpestris) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.