Big-Leaf Maple vs Obscure Domecap

Acer macrophyllum compared with Calocybe obscurissima

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Obscure Domecap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Obscure Domecap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Acer	Calocybe
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Calocybe obscurissima

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Domecap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Obscure Domecap
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.

Obscure Domecap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.