Big-Leaf Maple vs Nodding Clover

Acer macrophyllum compared with Trifolium cernuum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Nodding Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acer	Trifolium
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Trifolium cernuum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Nodding Clover
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 Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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