Balkan Maple vs Violet Black-legged

Acer hyrcanum compared with Dioctria atricapilla

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Violet Black-legged is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Violet Black-legged
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asilidae
Genus	Acer	Dioctria
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Dioctria atricapilla

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Violet Black-legged

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Violet Black-legged
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.

Violet Black-legged

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.