Balkan Maple vs Light Red Meranti

Acer hyrcanum compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Acer	Shorea
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Shorea lepidota

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Light Red Meranti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.