American Mountain Ash vs Black Maple

Sorbus americana compared with Acer nigrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Mountain Ash	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sorbus	Acer
Species	Sorbus americana	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Mountain Ash

LC — Least Concern

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Mountain Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

American Mountain Ash

The American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) is a species in the genus Sorbus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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