Big-Leaf Maple vs Cosmopolitan Springtail

Acer macrophyllum compared with Entomobrya nivalis

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Entomobryidae
Genus	Acer	Entomobrya
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Entomobrya nivalis

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Cosmopolitan Springtail
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.

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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 🇺🇸 United States