Big-Leaf Maple vs Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Acer macrophyllum compared with Hydrophyllum canadense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Acer	Hydrophyllum
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Hydrophyllum canadense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
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.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States