Big-Leaf Maple vs Incised halberd fern

Acer macrophyllum compared with Tectaria incisa

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Incised halberd fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Incised halberd fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Acer	Tectaria
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Tectaria incisa

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Incised halberd fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Incised halberd fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Incised halberd fern
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.

Incised halberd fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States