Black Maple vs Maple Mildew

Acer nigrum compared with Sawadaea bicornis

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Maple Mildew is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Maple Mildew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Erysiphaceae
Genus	Acer	Sawadaea
Species	Acer nigrum	Sawadaea bicornis

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Maple Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Maple Mildew
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.

Maple Mildew

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

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.