Black Maple vs Upper Crust

Acer nigrum compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Acer	Amaurodon
Species	Acer nigrum	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.