Black Maple vs Scarce Widow

Acer nigrum compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Scarce Widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acer	Dingana
Species	Acer nigrum	Dingana fraterna

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Scarce Widow
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 Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.