Big-Leaf Maple vs Veined Ear

Acer macrophyllum compared with Otidea phlebophora

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Veined Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Veined Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Acer	Otidea
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Otidea phlebophora

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Veined Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Veined Ear
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.

Veined Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.