Big-Leaf Maple vs spreading threadwort

Acer macrophyllum compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	spreading threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Acer	Cephaloziella
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Cephaloziella divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	spreading threadwort
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.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States