Balkan Maple vs Rufous Minor

Acer hyrcanum compared with Oligia versicolor

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Rufous Minor is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Rufous Minor
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acer	Oligia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Oligia versicolor

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Rufous Minor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Rufous Minor
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.

Rufous Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.