Black Maple vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Acer nigrum compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Acer	Daldinia
Species	Acer nigrum	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.