Balkan Maple vs Green Silver-Spangled Shark

Acer hyrcanum compared with Cucullia argentea

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Green Silver-Spangled Shark is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Green Silver-Spangled Shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acer	Cucullia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Cucullia argentea

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Green Silver-Spangled Shark

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Green Silver-Spangled Shark
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.

Green Silver-Spangled Shark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.