Black Maple vs Plum Rust

Acer nigrum compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Acer	Tranzschelia
Species	Acer nigrum	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Plum Rust
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.

Plum Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.