Big-Leaf Maple vs Elder aphid

Acer macrophyllum compared with Aphis sambuci

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Elder aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Elder aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acer	Aphis
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Aphis sambuci

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Elder aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Elder aphid
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.

Elder aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, 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.