African Walnut vs Big-Leaf Maple

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Acer macrophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Big-Leaf Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Meliaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lovoa	Acer
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Acer macrophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

African Walnut and Big-Leaf Maple share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Big-Leaf Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.