Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs Hard Maple

Acer negundo compared with Acer saccharum

Key Differences

• Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while Hard Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Hard Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer negundo	Acer saccharum

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple and Hard Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Hard Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Hard Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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).

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇸 United States