Common Oak vs Scarlet Oak

Quercus robur compared with Quercus coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Oak Scarlet Oak
Kingdom same Plantae (植物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same Fagales (ブナ目) Fagales (ブナ目)
Family same Fagaceae (Beech Family) Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus same Quercus (Oaks) Quercus (Oaks)
Species Quercus robur Quercus coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Oak

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Scarlet Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Oak Scarlet Oak
Diet Autotroph
Average Lifespan 1000 years
Average Length 25.0 m
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Scarlet Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Common Oak

ヨーロッパで最も重要かつ広く分布する落葉樹の一つであるイングリッシュオーク(Quercus robur)は、1,000年以上生き、高さ40mに達し、ヨーロッパのどの樹種よりも多くの生物多様性を支える。2,300種以上の昆虫・菌類・地衣類・苔・鳥類が成熟したナラに直接依存している。ヨーロッパ全域から西アジアにかけての温帯林に分布し、その硬くて耐久性のある木材は歴史的に造船・建築・樽製造に欠かせなかった。

Scarlet Oak

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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