Balkan Maple vs Malachite Beetle

Acer hyrcanum compared with Malachius bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Malachite Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Melyridae
Genus	Acer	Malachius
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Malachius bipustulatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Malachite Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Malachite 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.

Malachite Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.