Balkan Maple vs Felt Saddle

Acer hyrcanum compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Acer	Helvella
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Felt Saddle
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.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.