Big-Leaf Maple vs Eastern Hornbeam

Acer macrophyllum compared with Carpinus orientalis

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Eastern Hornbeam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Eastern Hornbeam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sapindaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Acer	Carpinus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Carpinus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Eastern Hornbeam share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Hornbeam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Eastern Hornbeam
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.

Eastern Hornbeam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.