Black Maple vs Pink Discus

Acer nigrum compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Stereaceae
Genus	Acer	Aleurodiscus
Species	Acer nigrum	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.