Balkan Maple vs lizard crystalwort

Acer hyrcanum compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Acer	Riccia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Riccia bifurca

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and lizard crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	lizard crystalwort
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.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as 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.