Big-Leaf Maple vs Pine

Acer macrophyllum compared with Dacrycarpus imbricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Pine
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	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Acer	Dacrycarpus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Dacrycarpus imbricatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Pine
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.

Pine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Fiji and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States