Balkan Maple vs Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Acer hyrcanum compared with Porpidia cinereoatra

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Acer	Porpidia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Porpidia cinereoatra

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
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.

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. 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.