Gray Oak vs Scarlet Oak

Quercus grisea compared with Quercus coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Oak	Scarlet 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 grisea	Quercus coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Oak and Scarlet Oak share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Quercus. (Oaks)

Conservation Status

Gray Oak

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Oak	Scarlet Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Oak

Habitat

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

Scarlet Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.