Chalk Maple vs Elm leafminer

Acer leucoderme compared with Fenusa ulmi

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while Elm leafminer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Elm leafminer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Acer	Fenusa
Species	Acer leucoderme	Fenusa ulmi

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Elm leafminer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalk Maple

Habitat

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

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.