Black Maple vs Silverfish

Acer nigrum compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Acer	Ctenolepisma
Species	Acer nigrum	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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.