Black Maple vs Sugar Apple

Acer nigrum compared with Annona mucosa

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Sugar Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Sugar Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Acer	Annona
Species	Acer nigrum	Annona mucosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Sugar Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sugar Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Sugar Apple
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.

Sugar Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, and 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.