Black Maple vs Foxtail Pine

Acer nigrum compared with Pinus balfouriana

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Foxtail Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Foxtail Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acer	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acer nigrum	Pinus balfouriana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Foxtail Pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Foxtail Pine
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.

Foxtail Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.