Black Maple vs Pacific Maple

Acer nigrum compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Pacific Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Acer	Aglaia
Species	Acer nigrum	Aglaia cucullata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Pacific Maple share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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

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.