Balkan Maple vs Large Yellow-face Bee

Acer hyrcanum compared with Hylaeus signatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Large Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Acer	Hylaeus
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Hylaeus signatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Large Yellow-face Bee
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.

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.