Black Maple vs

Acer nigrum compared with Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Acer	Sphingobium
Species	Acer nigrum	Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobium chlorophenolicum is a gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, renowned for its ability to degrade pentachlorophenol (PCP), a persistent organochlorine pollutant. It inhabits soil and water environments contaminated with chlorophenolic compounds and is a candidate for bioremediation applications. Its conservation status is not evaluated.