Big-Leaf Maple vs Japanische Astilbe

Acer macrophyllum compared with Astilbe japonica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Japanische Astilbe
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Saxifragales (Steinbrechartige)
Family	Sapindaceae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Acer	Astilbe
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Astilbe japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Japanische Astilbe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Japanische Astilbe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Japanische Astilbe
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.

Japanische Astilbe

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States