Chestnut Oak vs Leather Leaf Mexican Oak

Quercus montana compared with Quercus crassifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Oak	Leather Leaf Mexican Oak
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family same	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus same	Quercus (Oaks)	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Quercus montana	Quercus crassifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Oak and Leather Leaf Mexican Oak share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Quercus. (Oaks)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Oak

LC — Least Concern

Leather Leaf Mexican Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Oak	Leather Leaf Mexican Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Leather Leaf Mexican Oak

Habitat

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

Chestnut Oak

The Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.