vs Black Maple

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Black Maple
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Biddulphia	Acer
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	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 Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.

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.