Black Maple vs screw-pine

Acer nigrum compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	screw-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Acer	Pandanus
Species	Acer nigrum	Pandanus spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and screw-pine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	screw-pine
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.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.