Big-Leaf Maple vs Flat Periwinkle

Acer macrophyllum compared with Littorina obtusata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Flat Periwinkle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Littorinidae
Genus	Acer	Littorina
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Littorina obtusata

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Flat Periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Flat Periwinkle
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.

Flat Periwinkle

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.