Black Maple vs Dog tick

Acer nigrum compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Dog tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acer	Ixodes
Species	Acer nigrum	Ixodes canisuga

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Dog tick
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.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

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.