Balkan Maple vs Black-scale Fern

Acer hyrcanum compared with Diplazium filamentosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Maple Black-scale Fern
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Sapindaceae Athyriaceae
Genus Acer Diplazium
Species Acer hyrcanum Diplazium filamentosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Black-scale Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Black-scale Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Maple Black-scale Fern
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.

Black-scale Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.

Black-scale Fern

The Black-scale Fern (Diplazium filamentosum) is a species in the genus Diplazium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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