Big-Leaf Maple vs Gray Oak

Acer macrophyllum compared with Quercus grisea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Gray Oak
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Acer	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Quercus grisea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Gray Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Gray Oak
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.

Gray Oak

Habitat

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

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.