Big-Leaf Maple vs Crested gentian

Acer macrophyllum compared with Gentiana septemfida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Crested gentian
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Acer	Gentiana
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Gentiana septemfida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Crested gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Crested gentian
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.

Crested gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States