Balkan Maple vs Wheat smut

Acer hyrcanum compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Acer	Tilletia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Wheat smut
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.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).

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.