Black Maple vs Tree Jelly

Acer nigrum compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

Black Maple is Least Concern while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Collemataceae
Genus	Acer	Collema
Species	Acer nigrum	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Tree Jelly
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.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.