Black Maple vs Grey Mould

Acer nigrum compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Acer	Botrytis
Species	Acer nigrum	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Grey Mould
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 Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.