Big-Leaf Maple vs Blue Pouchwort

Acer macrophyllum compared with Calypogeia azurea

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Blue Pouchwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Blue Pouchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Calypogeiaceae
Genus	Acer	Calypogeia
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Calypogeia azurea

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Blue Pouchwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Blue Pouchwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Blue Pouchwort
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.

Blue Pouchwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Blue Pouchwort

The Blue Pouchwort (Calypogeia azurea) is a species in the genus Calypogeia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are a

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States