Japanese Maple vs Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Maple	Japanese Red Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer palmatum	Acer pycnanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Maple	Japanese Red Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Japanese Red Maple

Habitat

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