Black Maple vs Greyling Bracket

Acer nigrum compared with Postia tephroleuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Acer	Postia
Species	Acer nigrum	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.