Black Maple vs Smooth Rock Tripe

Acer nigrum compared with Umbilicaria mammulata

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Smooth Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Smooth Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Acer	Umbilicaria
Species	Acer nigrum	Umbilicaria mammulata

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Smooth Rock Tripe
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.

Smooth Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.