Big-Leaf Maple vs Thrift Rust

Acer macrophyllum compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acer	Uromyces
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Thrift Rust
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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.