Big-Leaf Maple vs Water-snowflake

Acer macrophyllum compared with Nymphoides indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Water-snowflake
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Acer	Nymphoides
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Nymphoides indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Water-snowflake
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-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and United States.

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.