Big-Leaf Maple vs Grayling

Acer macrophyllum compared with Hipparchia semele

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Grayling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Grayling
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Sapindales (무환자나무목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acer	Hipparchia
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Hipparchia semele

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Grayling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Grayling
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.

Grayling

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Grayling

그레이링(Hipparchia semele)은 IUCN 적색목록에서 멸종위기종(EN)으로 분류됩니다. 야생 개체군이 현저히 감소하고 있으며, 생존에 대한 지속적인 위협으로 멸종 위험이 높습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland