Big-Leaf Maple vs Foxtail Pine

Acer macrophyllum compared with Pinus balfouriana

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Foxtail Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Foxtail Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)	Pinales (сосновые)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acer	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Pinus balfouriana

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Foxtail Pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (растения)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Foxtail Pine
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.

Foxtail Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.