black-fruit cotoneaster vs Chalk Maple

Cotoneaster laxiflorus compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-fruit cotoneaster	Chalk Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Acer
Species	Cotoneaster laxiflorus	Acer leucoderme

Evolutionary Relationship

black-fruit cotoneaster and Chalk Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-fruit cotoneaster	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chalk Maple

Habitat

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

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.