Big-Leaf Maple vs Nodding Catchfly

Acer macrophyllum compared with Silene pendula

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Nodding Catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Nodding 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 pendula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Nodding 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.

Nodding Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States