Big-Leaf Maple vs Italian catchfly

Acer macrophyllum compared with Silene italica

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Italian catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Italian catchfly
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Acer	Silene
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Silene italica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Italian catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Italian catchfly
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.

Italian catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States