Black Maple vs Rusty Dot

Acer nigrum compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Rusty Dot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Acer	Udea
Species	Acer nigrum	Udea ferrugalis

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 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.