Big-Leaf Maple vs Elaeagnus

Acer macrophyllum compared with Elaeagnus angustifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Elaeagnus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Elaeagnaceae
Genus	Acer	Elaeagnus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Elaeagnus angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Elaeagnus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Elaeagnus
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.

Elaeagnus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Libya), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States