Balkan Maple vs Fischer's Blue

Acer hyrcanum compared with Kretania pylaon

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Fischer's Blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Fischer's Blue
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	Kretania
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Kretania pylaon

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fischer's Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Fischer's Blue
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.

Fischer's Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine. 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.