Big-Leaf Maple vs Needle Rust

Acer macrophyllum compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Acer	Chrysomyxa
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Needle Rust
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.

Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.