Black Maple vs Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

Acer nigrum compared with Acer crataegifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Hawthorn-Leaf Maple
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 same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer nigrum	Acer crataegifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Hawthorn-Leaf Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Hawthorn-Leaf Maple
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.

Hawthorn-Leaf Maple

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.