Black Maple vs Duck Flea

Acer nigrum compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acer	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acer nigrum	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.