Hard Maple vs Hananoki

Acer saccharum compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• Hard Maple is Least Concern while Hananoki is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hard Maple	Hananoki
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 same	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer saccharum	Acer pycnanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hard Maple and Hananoki share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Hard Maple

LC — Least Concern

Hananoki

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hard Maple	Hananoki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hard Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Hananoki

Habitat

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