Big-Leaf Maple vs Orange-ball-tree

Acer macrophyllum compared with Buddleja globosa

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Orange-ball-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Orange-ball-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Acer	Buddleja
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Buddleja globosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Orange-ball-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Orange-ball-tree
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.

Orange-ball-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland