Black Maple vs Doum Palm

Acer nigrum compared with Hyphaene compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Doum Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Acer	Hyphaene
Species	Acer nigrum	Hyphaene compressa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Doum Palm share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Doum Palm
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.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.