Chalk Maple vs Lesser Whipwort

Acer leucoderme compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Acer	Bazzania
Species	Acer leucoderme	Bazzania tricrenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chalk Maple and Lesser Whipwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Lesser Whipwort
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.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.