Balkan Maple vs Prickly Coontail

Acer hyrcanum compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Acer	Ceratophyllum
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Prickly Coontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.