Balkan Maple vs Hide Beetle

Acer hyrcanum compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Hide Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Acer	Dermestes
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Dermestes maculatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Hide Beetle
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.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

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.