Black Maple vs Fiery Copper

Acer nigrum compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Fiery Copper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acer	Lycaena
Species	Acer nigrum	Lycaena thetis

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Fiery Copper
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.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.