Big-Leaf Maple vs Northern Emerald

Acer macrophyllum compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Northern Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acer	Somatochlora
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Somatochlora arctica

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Northern 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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald（Somatochlora arctica，北方绿蜻蜓）在IUCN红色名录中被列为濒危（EN）。在野外面临高度灭绝风险，种群大幅下降，生存受到持续威胁。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium