Big-Leaf Maple vs Sallow Pigmy

Acer macrophyllum compared with Stigmella salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Acer	Stigmella
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Stigmella salicis

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Sallow Pigmy
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.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.