Black Maple vs Honolulu Cyanea

Acer nigrum compared with Cyanea acuminata

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Honolulu Cyanea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Honolulu Cyanea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Acer	Cyanea
Species	Acer nigrum	Cyanea acuminata

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Honolulu Cyanea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Honolulu Cyanea
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.

Honolulu Cyanea

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.