Black Maple vs Fatmucket

Acer nigrum compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Fatmucket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Acer	Lampsilis
Species	Acer nigrum	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.