Balkan Maple vs Crazed Cap

Acer hyrcanum compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Acer	Dermoloma
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Crazed Cap
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.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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.