Big-Leaf Maple vs Weeping fig

Acer macrophyllum compared with Ficus benjamina

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Weeping fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Weeping fig
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Moraceae
Genus	Acer	Ficus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Ficus benjamina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Weeping fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Weeping fig
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.

Weeping fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Seychelles), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States