Balkan Maple vs Downy Ground-Cherry

Acer hyrcanum compared with Physalis pubescens

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Downy Ground-Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Downy Ground-Cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Acer	Physalis
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Physalis pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Downy Ground-Cherry share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Downy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Downy Ground-Cherry
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.

Downy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (China, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.