Black Maple vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Acer nigrum compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acer	Rauvolfia
Species	Acer nigrum	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and four-leaf devil-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	four-leaf devil-pepper
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.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.