Birch Bristle Bracket vs Black Maple

Phellinus lundellii compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Birch Bristle Bracket is Critically Endangered while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Bristle Bracket	Black Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Phellinus	Acer
Species	Phellinus lundellii	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

Birch Bristle Bracket

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Bristle Bracket	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Bristle Bracket

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Birch Bristle Bracket

The Birch Bristle Bracket (Phellinus lundellii) is a species in the genus Phellinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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.