Aromatic Sumac vs Black Maple

Rhus aromatica compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Aromatic Sumac is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Sumac	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Rhus	Acer
Species	Rhus aromatica	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Aromatic Sumac and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Aromatic Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia 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.

Aromatic Sumac

The Aromatic Sumac, Rhus aromatica, 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States