Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs Pino Blanco

Acer negundo compared with Araucaria angustifolia

Key Differences

• Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while Pino Blanco is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Pino Blanco
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pinales (Coniferales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Araucariaceae
Genus	Acer	Araucaria
Species	Acer negundo	Araucaria angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple and Pino Blanco share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (planta)

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Pino Blanco

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Pino Blanco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Pino Blanco

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and India. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Pino Blanco

The Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) is a species in the genus Araucaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia