Black Maple vs Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Acer nigrum compared with Utricularia gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Cone-Spur Bladderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Acer	Utricularia
Species	Acer nigrum	Utricularia gibba

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Cone-Spur Bladderwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Cone-Spur Bladderwort
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.

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States