Balkan Maple vs Thicket Groundling

Acer hyrcanum compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Thicket Groundling
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	Gelechia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Gelechia scotinella

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Thicket Groundling
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.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.