Black Maple vs Small Red Damsel

Acer nigrum compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acer	Ceriagrion
Species	Acer nigrum	Ceriagrion tenellum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Small Red Damsel
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.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. 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.