Balkan Maple vs Great Thick-knee

Acer hyrcanum compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Burhinidae
Genus	Acer	Esacus
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Esacus recurvirostris

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Great Thick-knee
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.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.