Black Maple vs mountain-pepper

Acer nigrum compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	mountain-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lauraceae
Genus	Acer	Litsea
Species	Acer nigrum	Litsea cubeba

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and mountain-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	mountain-pepper
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-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.