Black Maple vs cat's-claw

Acer nigrum compared with Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while cat's-claw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	cat's-claw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acer	Pithecellobium
Species	Acer nigrum	Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and cat's-claw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

cat's-claw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	cat's-claw
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.

cat's-claw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), and South America (Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela).

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.

cat's-claw

The Cat's-claw (Pithecellobium unguis-cati) is a species in the genus Pithecellobium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.