Big-Leaf Maple vs Red Elephant Tree

Acer macrophyllum compared with Bursera hindsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Red Elephant Tree
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	Burseraceae
Genus	Acer	Bursera
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Bursera hindsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Red Elephant Tree share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Red Elephant Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Red Elephant 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.

Red Elephant Tree

Habitat

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

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.