Big-Leaf Maple vs Black Lichen

Acer macrophyllum compared with Lichina pygmaea

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Black Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Black Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lichinomycetes (Lichinomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lichinales (Lichinales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lichinaceae
Genus	Acer	Lichina
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Lichina pygmaea

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Black Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Black Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Black Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Black Lichen

The Black Lichen (Lichina pygmaea) is a species in the genus Lichina. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.