Big-Leaf Maple vs provision-tree

Acer macrophyllum compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	provision-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acer	Pachira
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Pachira aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	provision-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.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.