Black Maple vs Swell shark

Acer nigrum compared with Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Swell shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Acer	Cephaloscyllium
Species	Acer nigrum	Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Swell shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Swell shark
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.

Swell shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.