Big-Leaf Maple vs Shirasawa-Ahorn

Acer macrophyllum compared with Acer shirasawanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Shirasawa-Ahorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Acer shirasawanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Shirasawa-Ahorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Shirasawa-Ahorn
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.

Shirasawa-Ahorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.