Black Maple vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Acer nigrum compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Acer	Dicksonia
Species	Acer nigrum	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.