Big-Leaf Maple vs Eastern Newt

Acer macrophyllum compared with Notophthalmus viridescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Eastern Newt
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Salamandridae
Genus	Acer	Notophthalmus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Notophthalmus viridescens

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Newt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Eastern Newt
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 Newt

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in 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.