Leather Leaf Mexican Oak vs Southern Red Oak

Quercus crassifolia compared with Quercus falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leather Leaf Mexican Oak	Southern Red Oak
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 crassifolia	Quercus falcata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Leather Leaf Mexican Oak

LC — Least Concern

Southern Red Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leather Leaf Mexican Oak	Southern Red Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leather Leaf Mexican Oak

Habitat

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

Southern Red Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Georgia.