Big-Leaf Maple vs rock veilwort

Acer macrophyllum compared with Metzgeria conjugata

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while rock veilwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	rock veilwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Acer	Metzgeria
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Metzgeria conjugata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

rock veilwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	rock veilwort
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.

rock veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States