Black Maple vs Matt Felt Lichen

Acer nigrum compared with Peltigera malacea

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Matt Felt Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Matt Felt Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Acer	Peltigera
Species	Acer nigrum	Peltigera malacea

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Matt Felt Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Matt Felt Lichen
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.

Matt Felt Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.