Black Maple vs Grey Tooth

Acer nigrum compared with Phellodon melaleucus

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Grey Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Grey Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Acer	Phellodon
Species	Acer nigrum	Phellodon melaleucus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Grey Tooth
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.

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. 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