Balkan Maple vs Corn Crake

Acer hyrcanum compared with Crex crex

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Corn Crake is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Corn Crake
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Gruiformes (Turnamsılar)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rallidae
Genus	Acer	Crex
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Crex crex

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Corn Crake

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Corn Crake
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.

Corn Crake

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.

Corn Crake

Corn Crake (Crex crex) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.