Black Maple vs Soapberry

Acer nigrum compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Soapberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acer	Sapindus
Species	Acer nigrum	Sapindus saponaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Soapberry share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sapindaceae.

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.