Big-Leaf Maple vs Broad-Leaved Ragwort

Acer macrophyllum compared with Senecio sarracenicus

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Broad-Leaved Ragwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Broad-Leaved Ragwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acer	Senecio
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Senecio sarracenicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Broad-Leaved Ragwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Ragwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Broad-Leaved Ragwort
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.

Broad-Leaved Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and Sweden. 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.

Broad-Leaved Ragwort

The Broad-Leaved Ragwort (Senecio sarracenicus) is a species in the genus Senecio. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.