Big-Leaf Maple vs Zipperback

Acer macrophyllum compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Zipperback
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Acer	Chrysotoxum
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Chrysotoxum elegans

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.