Black Maple vs Maple Slender

Acer nigrum compared with Caloptilia semifascia

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Maple Slender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Maple Slender
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Acer	Caloptilia
Species	Acer nigrum	Caloptilia semifascia

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Maple Slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Maple Slender
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.

Maple Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.