Balkan Maple vs Cedar Kokoti

Acer hyrcanum compared with Entandrophragma candollei

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Cedar Kokoti is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Cedar Kokoti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Acer	Entandrophragma
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Entandrophragma candollei

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Cedar Kokoti share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Cedar Kokoti

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Cedar Kokoti
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.

Cedar Kokoti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cedar Kokoti

The Cedar Kokoti (Entandrophragma candollei) is a species in the genus Entandrophragma. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio