American Gooseberry vs northern red currant

Ribes hirtellum compared with Ribes spicatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Gooseberry	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 hirtellum	Ribes spicatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Gooseberry

NE — Not Evaluated

northern red currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Gooseberry	northern red currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Gooseberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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 Gooseberry

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway