Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs broadleaf acacia

Acer negundo compared with Acacia latifolia

Key Differences

• Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while broadleaf acacia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	broadleaf acacia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acer	Acacia
Species	Acer negundo	Acacia latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple and broadleaf acacia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

broadleaf acacia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	broadleaf acacia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

broadleaf acacia

Habitat

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

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

broadleaf acacia

The Broadleaf Acacia (Acacia latifolia) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.