Basket Willow vs Campbell's Maple

Salix purpurea compared with Acer campbellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Willow	Campbell's Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Salicaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Salix	Acer
Species	Salix purpurea	Acer campbellii

Evolutionary Relationship

Basket Willow and Campbell's Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Basket Willow

LC — Least Concern

Campbell's Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Willow	Campbell's Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Willow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Colombia).

Campbell's Maple

Habitat

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

Basket Willow

The Basket Willow (Salix purpurea) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Ne.

Campbell's Maple

The Campbell's Maple (Acer campbellii) 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.