Black Maple vs Stinking Truffle

Acer nigrum compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Acer	Tuber
Species	Acer nigrum	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.