Italian Maple vs Japanese Red Maple

Acer opalus compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• Italian Maple is Least Concern while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italian Maple	Japanese Red Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 opalus	Acer pycnanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

Italian Maple and Japanese Red Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Italian Maple

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Italian Maple	Japanese Red Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Italian Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Japanese Red Maple

Habitat

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