Cretan Maple vs Japanese Maple

Acer sempervirens compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Cretan Maple is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Maple	Japanese Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer sempervirens	Acer palmatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan Maple and Japanese Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Cretan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Maple	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Maple

Habitat

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

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).