American Plane vs Big-Leaf Maple

Platanus occidentalis compared with Acer macrophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Plane	Big-Leaf Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Platanaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Platanus	Acer
Species	Platanus occidentalis	Acer macrophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Plane and Big-Leaf Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Plane

LC — Least Concern

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Plane	Big-Leaf Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Plane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.

American Plane

The American Plane (Platanus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Platanus. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States