Italian Maple vs Japanese Maple

Acer opalus compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Italian Maple is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italian Maple	Japanese Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Sapindales (무환자나무목)	Sapindales (무환자나무목)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer opalus	Acer palmatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Italian Maple

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Italian Maple	Japanese 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 Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway