Balkan Maple vs Water yam

Acer hyrcanum compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acer	Dioscorea
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 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.