Balkan Maple vs Bitter Tooth

Acer hyrcanum compared with Hydnellum scabrosum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Bitter Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Sapindales (صابونيات)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acer	Hydnellum
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Hydnellum scabrosum

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Bitter Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Maple

Habitat

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

Bitter Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) 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.

Bitter Tooth

The Bitter Tooth (Hydnellum scabrosum) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.