Black Maple vs Thrift Rust

Acer nigrum compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acer	Uromyces
Species	Acer nigrum	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Thrift Rust
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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.