Big-Leaf Maple vs Downland Marble

Acer macrophyllum compared with Endothenia oblongana

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Downland Marble is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Downland Marble
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Acer	Endothenia
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Endothenia oblongana

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Downland Marble

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Downland Marble
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.

Downland Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.