Black Maple vs Mountain Needlewood

Acer nigrum compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Acer	Hakea
Species	Acer nigrum	Hakea lissosperma

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Mountain Needlewood share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Mountain Needlewood
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.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in France.

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.