Big-Leaf Maple vs Gall midge

Acer macrophyllum compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Acer	Contarinia
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Contarinia pyrivora

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.