Chalk Maple vs Onion Smut

Acer leucoderme compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acer	Urocystis
Species	Acer leucoderme	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.