vs Balkan Maple

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Acer hyrcanum

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Balkan Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Balkan Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Sapindales (bộ Bồ hòn)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Baeomyces	Acer
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Acer hyrcanum

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Balkan Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Balkan Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

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.