Balkan Maple vs Stinking Truffle

Acer hyrcanum compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Acer	Tuber
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.