Balkan Maple vs Scuttle fly

Acer hyrcanum compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Acer	Megaselia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.