Balkan Maple vs Highland Flat-body

Acer hyrcanum compared with Depressaria silesiaca

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Highland Flat-body
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Depressariidae
Genus	Acer	Depressaria
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Depressaria silesiaca

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Highland Flat-body
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.

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.