Balkan Maple vs cotton aphid

Acer hyrcanum compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	cotton aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acer	Aphis
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Aphis gossypii

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	cotton aphid
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.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.