Balkan Maple vs Small Crest

Acer hyrcanum compared with Anarsia spartiella

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Small Crest is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Small Crest
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Acer	Anarsia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Anarsia spartiella

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Small Crest

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Small Crest
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.

Small Crest

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. 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.