Big-Leaf Maple vs Carolina Ash

Acer macrophyllum compared with Fraxinus caroliniana

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Carolina Ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Carolina Ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Acer	Fraxinus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Fraxinus caroliniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Carolina Ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Carolina Ash
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.

Carolina Ash

Habitat

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

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.

Carolina Ash

The Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.