Black Maple vs Forest Cabbage-tree

Acer nigrum compared with Cussonia sphaerocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Forest Cabbage-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Acer	Cussonia
Species	Acer nigrum	Cussonia sphaerocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Forest Cabbage-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Forest Cabbage-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.

Forest Cabbage-tree

Habitat

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

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.