Black Maple vs Shining Pot Beetle

Acer nigrum compared with Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Shining Pot Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acer	Cryptocephalus
Species	Acer nigrum	Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Shining Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Shining Pot Beetle
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.

Shining Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.