Amur maple vs Japanese Red Maple

Acer japonicum compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• Amur maple is Not Evaluated while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur maple	Japanese Red 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 same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer japonicum	Acer pycnanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

Amur maple and Japanese Red Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Amur maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur maple	Japanese Red Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Japanese Red Maple

Habitat

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

Amur maple

The Amur maple (Acer japonicum) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.