Black Maple vs Key lime

Acer nigrum compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Key lime
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Sapindales (无患子目)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acer	Citrus
Species	Acer nigrum	Citrus aurantiifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Key lime share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (无患子目)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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