American Ash vs Black Maple

Fraxinus americana compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• American Ash is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Ash	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Oleaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Fraxinus	Acer
Species	Fraxinus americana	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Ash and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Ash	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Armenia), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Uruguay).

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

American Ash

The American Ash (Fraxinus americana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. 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