Big-Leaf Maple vs Golden Clover

Acer macrophyllum compared with Trifolium aureum

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Golden Clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Golden Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Sapindales (صابونيات)	Fabales (فوليات)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acer	Trifolium
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Trifolium aureum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Golden Clover share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (ماغنولانية)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Golden Clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Golden Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Golden Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇺🇸 United States