Black Maple vs Variable Chafer

Acer nigrum compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Variable Chafer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Acer	Gnorimus
Species	Acer nigrum	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.