Black Maple vs Gilded Flicker

Acer nigrum compared with Colaptes chrysoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Gilded Flicker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Picidae
Genus	Acer	Colaptes
Species	Acer nigrum	Colaptes chrysoides

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Gilded Flicker
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.

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.