Balkan Maple vs Sweet Trillium

Acer hyrcanum compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Acer	Trillium
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Trillium vaseyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Sweet Trillium share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Sweet Trillium
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.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.