Big Water Crayfish vs Black Maple

Cambarus robustus compared with Acer nigrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Water Crayfish	Black Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cambaridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cambarus	Acer
Species	Cambarus robustus	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

Big Water Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Water Crayfish	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Water Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in United States.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Big Water Crayfish

The Big Water Crayfish (Cambarus robustus) is a species in the genus Cambarus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States