Black Maple vs fork-leaf cycas

Acer nigrum compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Acer	Cycas
Species	Acer nigrum	Cycas micholitzii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and fork-leaf cycas share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.