Black Maple vs Painted Suillus

Acer nigrum compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Acer	Suillus
Species	Acer nigrum	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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