Chalk Maple vs red-cedar

Acer leucoderme compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	red-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	Trichilia
Species	Acer leucoderme	Trichilia hirta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chalk Maple and red-cedar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	red-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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.