Black Maple vs Yellowfoot

Acer nigrum compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Acer	Craterellus
Species	Acer nigrum	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Yellowfoot
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.

Yellowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.