Balkan Maple vs Turkish snail

Acer hyrcanum compared with Helix lucorum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Turkish snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Turkish snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sapindaceae	Helicidae
Genus	Acer	Helix
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Helix lucorum

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Turkish snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Turkish snail
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.

Turkish snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.