Black Maple vs Taiga tick

Acer nigrum compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Taiga tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acer	Ixodes
Species	Acer nigrum	Ixodes persulcatus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.