Big-flowered Fritillary vs Black Maple

Fritillaria grandiflora compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Big-flowered Fritillary is Critically Endangered while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-flowered Fritillary	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Liliales (Lilienartige)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Liliaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Fritillaria	Acer
Species	Fritillaria grandiflora	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-flowered Fritillary and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Big-flowered Fritillary

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-flowered Fritillary	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-flowered Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Big-flowered Fritillary

The Big-flowered Fritillary (Fritillaria grandiflora) is a species in the genus Fritillaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.