Balkan Maple vs Grayling

Acer hyrcanum compared with Hipparchia semele

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Grayling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Grayling
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Sapindales (bộ Bồ hòn)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acer	Hipparchia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Hipparchia semele

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Grayling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Grayling
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.

Grayling

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). Currently classified as 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.

Grayling

Grayling (Hipparchia semele) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.