Black Maple vs Dark Spreadwing

Acer nigrum compared with Lestes macrostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Dark Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Acer	Lestes
Species	Acer nigrum	Lestes macrostigma

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Dark Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Dark Spreadwing
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.

Dark Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.