Big-Leaf Maple vs Spring Polypore

Acer macrophyllum compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Spring Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Spring Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Acer	Lentinus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Lentinus arcularius

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Spring Polypore
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.

Spring Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.