Black Maple vs elliptic trough shell

Acer nigrum compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Acer	Spisula
Species	Acer nigrum	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	elliptic trough shell
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.

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.