Big-Leaf Maple vs Pencil Cedar

Acer macrophyllum compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Apiales (伞形目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Acer	Polyscias
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Polyscias murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Pencil Cedar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (木兰纲)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

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.