Big-Leaf Maple vs Nutmeg

Acer macrophyllum compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Nutmeg
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Acer	Myristica
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Myristica fragrans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.