Black Maple vs Scarce Vapourer

Acer nigrum compared with Orgyia recens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Scarce Vapourer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Erebidae
Genus	Acer	Orgyia
Species	Acer nigrum	Orgyia recens

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Vapourer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Scarce Vapourer
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.

Scarce Vapourer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.