Big-Leaf Maple vs Elf Ears Lichen

Acer macrophyllum compared with Normandina pulchella

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Elf Ears Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Elf Ears Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Verrucariales (Verrucariales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Verrucariaceae
Genus	Acer	Normandina
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Normandina pulchella

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Elf Ears Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Elf Ears Lichen
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.

Elf Ears Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇺🇸 United States