African-Spinach vs Black Maple

Amaranthus cruentus compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• African-Spinach is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African-Spinach	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Amaranthus	Acer
Species	Amaranthus cruentus	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

African-Spinach and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African-Spinach

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African-Spinach	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African-Spinach

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea), Asia (8 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

African-Spinach

The African-Spinach (Amaranthus cruentus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States