Balkan Maple vs Glabrous Catsear

Acer hyrcanum compared with Hypochaeris glabra

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Glabrous Catsear is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Glabrous Catsear
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acer	Hypochaeris
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Hypochaeris glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Glabrous Catsear share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Glabrous Catsear

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Glabrous Catsear
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.

Glabrous Catsear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.