Big-Leaf Maple vs Notched Firefly

Acer macrophyllum compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Notched Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acer	Pyractomena
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Pyractomena sinuata

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Notched Firefly
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.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States