Ascending Cotoneaster vs Black Maple

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	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	Cotoneaster	Acer
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. 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.