Allegheny Serviceberry vs Flowering Currant

Amelanchier arborea compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Allegheny Serviceberry is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Flowering Currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Ribes
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Ribes sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

Allegheny Serviceberry and Flowering Currant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Allegheny Serviceberry

The Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.