Chalk Maple vs Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Acer leucoderme compared with Scolytus mali

Key Differences

• Chalk Maple is Least Concern while Large Fruit Bark Beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Large Fruit Bark Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Acer	Scolytus
Species	Acer leucoderme	Scolytus mali

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Large Fruit Bark Beetle
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.

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.