Balkan Maple vs Fiery Copper

Acer hyrcanum compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Fiery Copper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acer	Lycaena
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Lycaena thetis

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Fiery Copper
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.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.