Black Maple vs Mountain-ash

Acer nigrum compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Mountain-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (bộ Bồ hòn)	Rosales (bộ Hoa hồng)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acer	Sorbus
Species	Acer nigrum	Sorbus alnifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Mountain-ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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