Big-Leaf Maple vs Small Yellow Foxglove

Acer macrophyllum compared with Digitalis lutea

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Small Yellow Foxglove is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Small Yellow Foxglove
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Acer	Digitalis
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Digitalis lutea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Small Yellow Foxglove

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Small Yellow Foxglove
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 Yellow Foxglove

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States