Big-Leaf Maple vs Mammoth wildrye

Acer macrophyllum compared with Leymus racemosus

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Mammoth wildrye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Mammoth wildrye
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sapindaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acer	Leymus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Leymus racemosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Mammoth wildrye share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Mammoth wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Mammoth wildrye
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.

Mammoth wildrye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belarus, New Zealand, Russia, 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