Big-Leaf Maple vs Scuttle fly

Acer macrophyllum compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Acer	Megaselia
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States