Big-Leaf Maple vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Acer macrophyllum compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	small-leaf cotoneaster
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)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acer	Cotoneaster
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	small-leaf cotoneaster
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.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland