Big-Leaf Maple vs Striped Ermel

Acer macrophyllum compared with Ethmia pusiella

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Striped Ermel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Striped Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Acer	Ethmia
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Ethmia pusiella

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Striped Ermel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Striped Ermel
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.

Striped Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.