Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs Cascade Fir

Acer negundo compared with Abies amabilis

Key Differences

• Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while Cascade Fir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Cascade Fir
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acer	Abies
Species	Acer negundo	Abies amabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple and Cascade Fir share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Cascade Fir
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).

Cascade Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden