Black Maple vs Long Skimmer

Acer nigrum compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Maple Long Skimmer
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Sapindaceae Libellulidae
Genus Acer Orthetrum
Species Acer nigrum Orthetrum trinacria

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Maple Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Long Skimmer

No description available.

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