Black Maple vs Fringed Cup

Acer nigrum compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Acer	Encoelia
Species	Acer nigrum	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.