Black Maple vs Larch sawfly

Acer nigrum compared with Pristiphora erichsonii

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Larch sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Larch sawfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Acer	Pristiphora
Species	Acer nigrum	Pristiphora erichsonii

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Larch sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Larch sawfly
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.

Larch sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.