Balkan Maple vs Felwort Rust

Acer hyrcanum compared with Uromyces gentianae

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Felwort Rust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Felwort Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acer	Uromyces
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Uromyces gentianae

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Felwort Rust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Felwort Rust
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.

Felwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.