Big-Leaf Maple vs Swainson's Hawk

Acer macrophyllum compared with Buteo swainsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Swainson's Hawk
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Acer	Buteo
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Buteo swainsoni

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Swainson's Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Swainson's Hawk
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.

Swainson's Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Swainson's Hawk

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States