Big-Leaf Maple vs Dung Cannon

Acer macrophyllum compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Acer	Pilobolus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Dung Cannon
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.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium