Big-Leaf Maple vs Tree Wasp

Acer macrophyllum compared with Dolichovespula sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Tree Wasp
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	Vespidae
Genus	Acer	Dolichovespula
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Dolichovespula sylvestris

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Tree Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Tree Wasp
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.

Tree Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.