Balkan Maple vs White Stalk Puffball

Acer hyrcanum compared with Tulostoma niveum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while White Stalk Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	White Stalk Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Acer	Tulostoma
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Tulostoma niveum

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

White Stalk Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	White Stalk Puffball
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.

White Stalk Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.