Black Maple vs Oak Processionea

Acer nigrum compared with Thaumetopoea processionea

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Oak Processionea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Oak Processionea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Notodontidae
Genus	Acer	Thaumetopoea
Species	Acer nigrum	Thaumetopoea processionea

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Oak Processionea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Oak Processionea
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.

Oak Processionea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.