Big-Leaf Maple vs Recurved Peatmoss

Acer macrophyllum compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Acer	Sphagnum
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Sphagnum recurvum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Recurved Peatmoss
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.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, 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