Black Maple vs sun shell

Acer nigrum compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acer	Astraea
Species	Acer nigrum	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.