Black Maple vs Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp

Acer nigrum compared with Oxybelus mandibularis

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp
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	Crabronidae
Genus	Acer	Oxybelus
Species	Acer nigrum	Oxybelus mandibularis

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp
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.

Pale Jawed Spiny Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.