Big-Leaf Maple vs Freckled Webcap

Acer macrophyllum compared with Cortinarius spilomeus

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Freckled Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Freckled Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Acer	Cortinarius
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Cortinarius spilomeus

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Freckled Webcap
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.

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.