Big-Leaf Maple vs Orange Spruce

Acer macrophyllum compared with Picea aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Orange Spruce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Orange Spruce
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acer	Picea
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Picea aurantiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Orange Spruce share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Orange Spruce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Orange Spruce
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 Spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.