Black Maple vs six-spot burnet

Acer nigrum compared with Zygaena filipendulae

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while six-spot burnet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	six-spot burnet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Acer	Zygaena
Species	Acer nigrum	Zygaena filipendulae

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

six-spot burnet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	six-spot burnet
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.

six-spot burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.