Big-Leaf Maple vs sensitive joint-vetch

Acer macrophyllum compared with Aeschynomene virginica

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while sensitive joint-vetch is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	sensitive joint-vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acer	Aeschynomene
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Aeschynomene virginica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

sensitive joint-vetch

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	sensitive joint-vetch
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.

sensitive joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Japan.

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.