Black Maple vs Willow Tarspot

Acer nigrum compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Acer	Rhytisma
Species	Acer nigrum	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.