Black Maple vs Palefoot Saddle

Acer nigrum compared with Helvella leucopus

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Palefoot Saddle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Palefoot Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Acer	Helvella
Species	Acer nigrum	Helvella leucopus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Palefoot Saddle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Palefoot Saddle
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.

Palefoot Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.