Black Maple vs Flax Flea Beetle

Acer nigrum compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acer	Longitarsus
Species	Acer nigrum	Longitarsus parvulus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Flax Flea Beetle
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.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.