* Domain: Eukarya (organisms with cells that have a nucleus)
* Kingdom: Plantae (plants)
* Phylum: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
* Class: Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
* Order: Sapindales
* Family: Sapindaceae
* Genus: Acer
* Species: Various, such as Acer saccharum (sugar maple), Acer rubrum (red maple), Acer platanoides (Norway maple), etc.
"Kingdom" is a high-level taxonomic rank. Maple trees, like all other plants, belong to the Kingdom Plantae. The term "kingdom" is not used to further classify organisms within a specific plant family like Acer (maple).