Big-Leaf Maple vs Sunburst Lichen

Acer macrophyllum compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acer	Lichenomphalia
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Sunburst Lichen
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.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.