Black Maple vs Jubilee Waxcap

Acer nigrum compared with Gliophorus reginae

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Jubilee Waxcap is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Jubilee Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acer	Gliophorus
Species	Acer nigrum	Gliophorus reginae

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Jubilee Waxcap

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Jubilee Waxcap
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.

Jubilee Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.