Balkan Maple vs Spring Ringlet

Acer hyrcanum compared with Erebia epistygne

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Spring Ringlet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Spring Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acer	Erebia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Erebia epistygne

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Spring Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Spring Ringlet
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.

Spring Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Spain. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.