Black Maple vs Poison Ivy Rust

Acer nigrum compared with Pileolaria brevipes

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Poison Ivy Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Poison Ivy Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Serpulidae
Genus	Acer	Pileolaria
Species	Acer nigrum	Pileolaria brevipes

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Poison Ivy Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Poison Ivy 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.

Poison Ivy Rust

Habitat

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

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