Big-Leaf Maple vs Vine Maple

Acer macrophyllum compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Vine 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 macrophyllum	Acer circinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Vine Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Vine Maple
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.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇨🇦 Canada