Black Maple vs Pine processionary

Acer nigrum compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Pine processionary
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 pityocampa

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and 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.