Big-Leaf Maple vs Chickenweed

Acer macrophyllum compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Chickenweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Portulacaceae
Genus	Acer	Portulaca
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Portulaca quadrifida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Chickenweed
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.

Chickenweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.