Chalk Maple vs pale moonwort

Acer leucoderme compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	pale moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acer	Botrychium
Species	Acer leucoderme	Botrychium pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.