Big-Leaf Maple vs Grasping Treefrog

Acer macrophyllum compared with Sarcohyla labedactyla

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Grasping Treefrog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Grasping Treefrog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hylidae
Genus	Acer	Sarcohyla
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Sarcohyla labedactyla

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Grasping Treefrog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Grasping Treefrog
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.

Grasping Treefrog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.