Black Maple vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Acer nigrum compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Acer	Halictus
Species	Acer nigrum	Halictus confusus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.