Big-Leaf Maple vs green yoke moss

Acer macrophyllum compared with Zygodon viridissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	green yoke moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Orthotrichales (Orthotrichales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Orthotrichaceae
Genus	Acer	Zygodon
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Zygodon viridissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and green yoke moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

green yoke moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	green yoke moss
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.

green yoke moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium