Black Maple vs Zipperback

Acer nigrum compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Zipperback
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Acer	Chrysotoxum
Species	Acer nigrum	Chrysotoxum elegans

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.