Big-Leaf Maple vs Dwarf Mountain-pine

Acer macrophyllum compared with Pinus mugo

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Dwarf Mountain-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Dwarf Mountain-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acer	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Pinus mugo

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Dwarf Mountain-pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Mountain-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Dwarf Mountain-pine
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.

Dwarf Mountain-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇺🇸 United States