Big-Leaf Maple vs Delayed Photinus Firefly

Acer macrophyllum compared with Photinus ignitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Delayed Photinus Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acer	Photinus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Photinus ignitus

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Delayed Photinus Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Delayed Photinus Firefly
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.

Delayed Photinus Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.