Balkan Maple vs Large Gorse Mining Bee

Acer hyrcanum compared with Andrena bimaculata

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Large Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Large Gorse Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Acer	Andrena
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Andrena bimaculata

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Large Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Large Gorse Mining Bee
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.

Large Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.