Brook Floater vs The Painted Maple

Alasmidonta varicosa compared with Acer pictum

Key Differences

• Brook Floater is Vulnerable while The Painted Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Floater	The Painted Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Unionida (Unionida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Unionidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alasmidonta	Acer
Species	Alasmidonta varicosa	Acer pictum

Conservation Status

Brook Floater

VU — Vulnerable

The Painted Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Floater	The Painted Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Floater

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

The Painted Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Brook Floater

The Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa) is a species in the genus Alasmidonta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.