Big-Leaf Maple vs Devil's Tooth

Acer macrophyllum compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acer	Hydnellum
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Devil's Tooth
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.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.