beach alectryon vs Japanese Maple

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Japanese 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	Alectryon	Acer
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Acer palmatum

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and Japanese Maple share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sapindaceae.

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.