Big-Leaf Maple vs Key lime

Acer macrophyllum compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Key lime
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acer	Citrus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Citrus aurantiifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Key lime share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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