vs Black Maple

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Black Maple
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Microcystaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Acer
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

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.