Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) [Aceraceae]
(observations are from Schorger, Martin et al., DeGraaf, Krynak, Ford et al., Veilleux et al., MuÌnzer, Steele, Newell & Rodewald, and Schneider et al.)
Birds
Cardinalidae: Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal) [feeds on seeds] DGr2002, Pheucticus ludovicianus (Rose-breasted Grosbeak) [feeds on seeds & uses this tree for protective cover & nesting habitat] DGr2002, Piranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager) [about 2% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Columbidae: Ectopistes migratorius (Passenger Pigeon) [seeds often used as food] Sch1955; Fringillidae: Coccothraustes vespertinus (Evening Grosbeak) [feeds on seeds & buds] DGr2002, Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak) [feeds on seeds] DGr2002, Spinus tristis (American Goldfinch) [uses this tree for protective cover & nesting habitat] DGr2002; Icteridae: Icterus galbula (Baltimore Oriole) [uses this tree for nesting habitat] DGr2002; Odontophoridae: Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) [feeds on seeds] DGr2002; Parulidae: Dendroica caerulescens (Black-throated Blue Warbler) [small specimens of this tree were selected for 6% of nest sites in New Hampshire and this tree had below-average preference for this purpose] St1993, Setophaga cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) [about 6% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Polioptilidae: Polioptila caerulea (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher) [about 7% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Turdidae: Turdus migratorius (American Robin) [uses this tree for protective cover & nesting habitat] DGr2002; Tyrannidae: Contopus virens (Eastern Wood-pewee) [no nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Vireonidae: Vireo flavifrons (Yellow-throated Vireo) [about 1% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011, Vireo olivaceus (Red-eyed Vireo) [uses this tree for protective cover & nesting habitat] DGr2002
Mammals
Cervidae: Cervus canadensis (Elk) [leaves & twigs provided 0.5% of the diet in Kentucky] SMA2006; Erethizontidae: Erethizon dorsatum (North American Porcupine) [the inner bark of this tree comprises 10-25% of the diet in Vermont during winter in combination with Acer pensylvanicum] MZN1951; Vespertilionidae: Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Bat) [large Sugar Maple trees that are usually dead provide 9.5% of summer roost sites in Ohio by hiding in cavities or behind exfoliating bark, this tree provides 12.5% of the summer roost sites for male bats in West Virginia] Kr2010 Frd2006, Nycticeius humeralis (Evening Bat) [cavities and/or exfoliating bark of this tree provided 9% of the roost sites in Michigan] Mnz2008, Perimyotis subflavus (Tricolored Bat) [dead or live foliage of this tree was selected 10.8% of the time as a summer roost site by maternal colonies in Indiana & this tree has below-average preference for this purpose] VWV2003