Black Maple vs Short-Haired Leafwalker

Acer nigrum compared with Chalcosyrphus piger

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Short-Haired Leafwalker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Short-Haired Leafwalker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Acer	Chalcosyrphus
Species	Acer nigrum	Chalcosyrphus piger

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Short-Haired Leafwalker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Short-Haired Leafwalker
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.

Short-Haired Leafwalker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States