Black Maple vs Sooty Orange Tip

Acer nigrum compared with Zegris eupheme

Key Differences

  • Black Maple is Least Concern while Sooty Orange Tip is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Maple Sooty Orange Tip
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Sapindaceae Pieridae
Genus Acer Zegris
Species Acer nigrum Zegris eupheme

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Orange Tip

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Maple Sooty Orange Tip
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.

Sooty Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Russia, Spain, and Ukraine. 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.

Sooty Orange Tip

No description available.

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