Big-Leaf Maple vs water-apple

Acer macrophyllum compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	water-apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Acer	Syzygium
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Syzygium aqueum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and water-apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	water-apple
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.

water-apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.

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.