Black Maple vs White Featherleg

Acer nigrum compared with Platycnemis latipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	White Featherleg
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Acer	Platycnemis
Species	Acer nigrum	Platycnemis latipes

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

White Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	White Featherleg
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.

White Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.