American Black Currant vs northern red currant

Ribes americanum compared with Ribes spicatum

Key Differences

• American Black Currant is Not Evaluated while northern red currant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Black Currant	northern red currant
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 americanum	Ribes spicatum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Black Currant and northern red currant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ribes.

Conservation Status

American Black Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

northern red currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Black Currant	northern red currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Black Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

northern red currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).

American Black Currant

The American Black Currant (Ribes americanum) is a species in the genus Ribes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.