Big-Leaf Maple vs Cutleaf geranium

Acer macrophyllum compared with Geranium dissectum

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Cutleaf geranium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Cutleaf geranium
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)	Geraniales (フウロソウ目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Acer	Geranium
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Geranium dissectum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Cutleaf geranium
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.

Cutleaf geranium

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan, South Korea), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇺🇸 United States