Black Maple vs Hard Alectryon

Acer nigrum compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Hard Alectryon
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 same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acer	Alectryon
Species	Acer nigrum	Alectryon subdentatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Hard Alectryon share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sapindaceae.

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Hard Alectryon
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.

Hard Alectryon

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.