Black Maple vs Mousepee Pinkgill

Acer nigrum compared with Entoloma incanum

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Mousepee Pinkgill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Mousepee Pinkgill
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Acer	Entoloma
Species	Acer nigrum	Entoloma incanum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Mousepee Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Mousepee Pinkgill
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.

Mousepee Pinkgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States