Balkan Maple vs Sooty Shield

Acer hyrcanum compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Acer	Pluteus
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Sooty Shield
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.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.