Black Maple vs lizard crystalwort

Acer nigrum compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Marchantiophyta (苔類)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Marchantiopsida (ゼニゴケ綱)
Order	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Marchantiales (ゼニゴケ目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Acer	Riccia
Species	Acer nigrum	Riccia bifurca

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and lizard crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	lizard crystalwort
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.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States