Forrest's maple vs Japanese Maple

Acer forrestii compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Forrest's maple is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's 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 forrestii	Acer palmatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Forrest's maple and Japanese Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Forrest's maple

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's maple	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil