Black Maple vs Ray

Acer nigrum compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Acer	Atlantoraja
Species	Acer nigrum	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Ray
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.

Ray

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.