Chalk Maple vs Mud Dauber

Acer leucoderme compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Mud Dauber
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	Sphecidae
Genus	Acer	Sceliphron
Species	Acer leucoderme	Sceliphron caementarium

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.