Black Maple vs Butternut Canker

Acer nigrum compared with Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Butternut Canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Butternut Canker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diaporthales (Diaporthales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gnomoniaceae
Genus	Acer	Ophiognomonia
Species	Acer nigrum	Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Butternut Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Butternut Canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Butternut Canker

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Butternut Canker

The Butternut Canker (Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum) is a species in the genus Ophiognomonia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States