Big-Leaf Maple vs least chink shell

Acer macrophyllum compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	least chink shell
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	Lacuna
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Lacuna parva

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	least chink shell
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.

least chink shell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.