Bird Cherry Pocket vs Black Maple

Taphrina padi compared with Acer nigrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird Cherry Pocket	Black Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Taphrina	Acer
Species	Taphrina padi	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

Bird Cherry Pocket

LC — Least Concern

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird Cherry Pocket	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird Cherry Pocket

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bird Cherry Pocket

The Bird Cherry Pocket (Taphrina padi) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.