Big-Leaf Maple vs sun shell

Acer macrophyllum compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Mollusca (软体动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Gastropoda (腹足纲)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Trochida (马蹄螺目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acer	Astraea
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.