basket fern vs Black Maple

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• basket fern is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket fern	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Acer
Species	Nephrolepis pectinata	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

basket fern and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

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.