Brilliant Emerald vs Chalk Maple

Somatochlora metallica compared with Acer leucoderme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brilliant 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 metallica	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

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

Brilliant Emerald

Brilliant Emerald (Somatochlora metallica) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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.