Chalk Maple vs Small Chanterelle

Acer leucoderme compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Acer	Cantharellus
Species	Acer leucoderme	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Small Chanterelle
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.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.