Big-Leaf Maple vs Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Acer macrophyllum compared with Oenothera fallax

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Intermediate Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Acer	Oenothera
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Oenothera fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Intermediate Evening-Primrose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
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.

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (17 countries).

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