Big-Leaf Maple vs Golden chain tree

Acer macrophyllum compared with Laburnum watereri

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Golden chain tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Golden chain tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acer	Laburnum
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Laburnum watereri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Golden chain tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Golden chain tree
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.

Golden chain tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇺🇸 United States