Big-Leaf Maple vs Small Persimmon

Acer macrophyllum compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Small Persimmon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Acer	Diospyros
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Diospyros vaccinioides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Small Persimmon
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.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.