Black Maple vs Devil weed

Acer nigrum compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Devil weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Acer	Sargassum
Species	Acer nigrum	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and 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.