Balkan Maple vs Mealy Tooth

Acer hyrcanum compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acer	Hydnellum
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Mealy Tooth
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.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.