Big-Leaf Maple vs Rot-Ahorn

Acer macrophyllum compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Rot-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 rubrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Rot-Ahorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Rot-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.

Rot-Ahorn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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