Big-Leaf Maple vs Himalayan Clematis

Acer macrophyllum compared with Clematis montana

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Himalayan Clematis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Himalayan Clematis
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acer	Clematis
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Clematis montana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Clematis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Himalayan Clematis
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.

Himalayan Clematis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland