Black Maple vs Mountain Plum Pine

Acer nigrum compared with Podocarpus lawrencei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Mountain Plum Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Acer	Podocarpus
Species	Acer nigrum	Podocarpus lawrencei

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Mountain Plum Pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plum Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Mountain Plum Pine
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 Plum Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.