Balkan Maple vs Welsh onion

Acer hyrcanum compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Welsh onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Welsh onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Sapindales (무환자나무목)	Asparagales (비짜루목)
Family	Sapindaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Acer	Allium
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Allium fistulosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Welsh onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (피자식물문)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Welsh onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Welsh onion
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.

Welsh onion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Critically 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.