Black Maple vs Waxy Crust

Acer nigrum compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Acer	Vuilleminia
Species	Acer nigrum	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Waxy 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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, 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.