Black Maple vs Fringed rue

Acer nigrum compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Fringed rue
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acer	Ruta
Species	Acer nigrum	Ruta chalepensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Fringed rue share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States