Chalk Maple vs Philippine Cedar

Acer leucoderme compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Acer	Toona
Species	Acer leucoderme	Toona calantas

Evolutionary Relationship

Chalk Maple and Philippine Cedar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Philippine Cedar
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.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.