Black Maple vs Forked Stagshorn

Acer nigrum compared with Calocera furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Forked Stagshorn
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Acer	Calocera
Species	Acer nigrum	Calocera furcata

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Forked Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Forked Stagshorn
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.

Forked Stagshorn

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.