Black Maple vs Pine Jelly

Acer nigrum compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Acer	Exidia
Species	Acer nigrum	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.