Big-Leaf Maple vs Intermediate Shadbush

Acer macrophyllum compared with Amelanchier intermedia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Intermediate Shadbush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acer	Amelanchier
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Amelanchier intermedia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Shadbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Intermediate Shadbush
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 Shadbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States