Balkan Maple vs giant apple snail

Acer hyrcanum compared with Pomacea maculata

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while giant apple snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	giant apple snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ampullariidae
Genus	Acer	Pomacea
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Pomacea maculata

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

giant apple snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	giant apple snail
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.

giant apple snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and North America (United States).

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.