Big-Leaf Maple vs virgin cone

Acer macrophyllum compared with Conus virgo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	virgin cone
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Sapindaceae	Conidae
Genus	Acer	Conus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Conus virgo

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

virgin cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	virgin cone
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.

virgin cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.