Black Maple vs Tufted Bracket

Acer nigrum compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Acer	Fuscoporia
Species	Acer nigrum	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Tufted Bracket
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.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.