Balkan Maple vs Pearly Powdercap

Acer hyrcanum compared with Cystoderma carcharias

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Pearly Powdercap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Acer	Cystoderma
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Cystoderma carcharias

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Pearly Powdercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Pearly Powdercap
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.

Pearly Powdercap

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.