Balkan Maple vs floating crystalwort

Acer hyrcanum compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	floating crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Acer	Riccia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Riccia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and floating crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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.