Black Maple vs winged prickly-ash

Acer nigrum compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acer	Zanthoxylum
Species	Acer nigrum	Zanthoxylum armatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and winged prickly-ash share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.