Big-Leaf Maple vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Acer macrophyllum compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
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)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acer	Megachile
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Megachile centuncularis

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
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.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.