Big-Leaf Maple vs Common Oak

Acer macrophyllum compared with Quercus robur

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Leaf Maple Common Oak
Kingdom same Plantae (植物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Sapindales (ムクロジ目) Fagales (ブナ目)
Family Sapindaceae Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus Acer Quercus (Oaks)
Species Acer macrophyllum Quercus robur

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Common Oak share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Common Oak

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Leaf Maple Common Oak
Diet — Autotroph
Average Lifespan — 1000 years
Average Length — 25.0 m
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.

Common Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Common Oak

ヨーロッパで最も重要かつ広く分布する落葉樹の一つであるイングリッシュオーク(Quercus robur)は、1,000年以上生き、高さ40mに達し、ヨーロッパのどの樹種よりも多くの生物多様性を支える。2,300種以上の昆虫・菌類・地衣類・苔・鳥類が成熟したナラに直接依存している。ヨーロッパ全域から西アジアにかけての温帯林に分布し、その硬くて耐久性のある木材は歴史的に造船・建築・樽製造に欠かせなかった。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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