Big-Leaf Maple vs Prickly Yellow

Acer macrophyllum compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acer	Zanthoxylum
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Prickly Yellow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Prickly Yellow
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.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.