Black Maple vs dead-rat-tree

Acer nigrum compared with Adansonia digitata

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while dead-rat-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	dead-rat-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acer	Adansonia
Species	Acer nigrum	Adansonia digitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and dead-rat-tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

dead-rat-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	dead-rat-tree
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.

dead-rat-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.