Balkan Maple vs Willow Tarspot

Acer hyrcanum compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Acer	Rhytisma
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.