Big-Leaf Maple vs Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Acer macrophyllum compared with Coelioxys inermis

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acer	Coelioxys
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Coelioxys inermis

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
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.

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium