Black Maple vs Florida wax scale

Acer nigrum compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Florida wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Acer	Ceroplastes
Species	Acer nigrum	Ceroplastes floridensis

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Florida wax scale
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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States