Basil vs Big-Leaf Maple

Ocimum basilicum compared with Acer macrophyllum

Key Differences

• Basil is Not Evaluated while Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basil	Big-Leaf Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ocimum	Acer
Species	Ocimum basilicum	Acer macrophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basil	Big-Leaf Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, 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.

Basil

The Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its range includes Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, and Burundi.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States