Balkan Maple vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Acer hyrcanum compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acer	Botrychium
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.