Big-Leaf Maple vs Redbay

Acer macrophyllum compared with Persea borbonia

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Redbay is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Redbay
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lauraceae
Genus	Acer	Persea
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Persea borbonia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Redbay

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Redbay
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.

Redbay

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.