Black Maple vs Grey Catchfly

Acer nigrum compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Acer	Silene
Species	Acer nigrum	Silene grisea

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Grey Catchfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Grey Catchfly
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.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.