Black Maple vs Peg Lichen

Acer nigrum compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Acer	Cladonia
Species	Acer nigrum	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Peg Lichen
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.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, 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