Black Maple vs Japanese Maple

Acer nigrum compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Japanese Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer nigrum	Acer palmatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Japanese Maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Japanese Maple
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.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States