Big-Leaf Maple vs Dotted Ribbon Lichen

Acer macrophyllum compared with Ramalina fastigiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Dotted Ribbon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Acer	Ramalina
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Ramalina fastigiata

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ribbon Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Dotted Ribbon Lichen
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.

Dotted Ribbon Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.