Balkan Maple vs Predacious diving beetle

Acer hyrcanum compared with Hydroporus guernei

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Predacious diving beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Predacious diving beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Acer	Hydroporus
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Hydroporus guernei

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Predacious diving 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.

Predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. 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.