Balkan Maple vs Prickly Yellow

Acer hyrcanum compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acer	Zanthoxylum
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Prickly Yellow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Prickly Yellow
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 Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.