Big-Leaf Maple vs Florida Pine

Acer macrophyllum compared with Pinus palustris

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Florida Pine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Florida 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 palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Florida Pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Florida Pine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Florida 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.

Florida Pine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, and Taiwan. 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.