Big-Leaf Maple vs Devil'S Darning Needles

Acer macrophyllum compared with Clematis virginiana

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Devil'S Darning Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Devil'S Darning Needles
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acer	Clematis
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Clematis virginiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Devil'S Darning Needles share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Darning Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Devil'S Darning Needles
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.

Devil'S Darning Needles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Mexico, 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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States