Chalk Maple vs Sawfly

Acer leucoderme compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Sawfly
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	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Acer	Pristiphora
Species	Acer leucoderme	Pristiphora rufipes

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Sawfly
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.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.