Black Maple vs Roseate Skimmer

Acer nigrum compared with Orthemis ferruginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Roseate 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	Orthemis
Species	Acer nigrum	Orthemis ferruginea

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Roseate Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Roseate 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.

Roseate Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.