Black Maple vs Forest Lamb

Acer nigrum compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Acer	Albatrellus
Species	Acer nigrum	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Forest Lamb
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 Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.