Arkansas Grape vs Black Maple

Vitis aestivalis compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Arkansas Grape is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arkansas Grape	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Vitales (Vitales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vitaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Vitis	Acer
Species	Vitis aestivalis	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arkansas Grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arkansas Grape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Spain, Taiwan, 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.

Arkansas Grape

The Arkansas Grape, Vitis aestivalis, is a species. 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