Alpine currant vs jostaberry

Ribes alpinum compared with Ribes nidigrolaria

Key Differences

• Alpine currant is Least Concern while jostaberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine currant	jostaberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family same	Grossulariaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus same	Ribes	Ribes
Species	Ribes alpinum	Ribes nidigrolaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine currant and jostaberry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ribes.

Conservation Status

Alpine currant

LC — Least Concern

jostaberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine currant	jostaberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

jostaberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Alpine currant

The Alpine currant (Ribes alpinum) is a species in the genus Ribes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway