Black Maple vs Onion Smut

Acer nigrum compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acer	Urocystis
Species	Acer nigrum	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.