Big-Leaf Maple vs Treeline Emerald

Acer macrophyllum compared with Somatochlora sahlbergi

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Treeline Emerald is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Treeline Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acer	Somatochlora
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Somatochlora sahlbergi

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Treeline Emerald

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Treeline Emerald
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.

Treeline Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.