Annual Cosmos vs black currant-tree

Cosmos bipinnatus compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

• Annual Cosmos is Not Evaluated while black currant-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Cosmos	black currant-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Cosmos	Antidesma
Species	Cosmos bipinnatus	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Annual Cosmos and black currant-tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Annual Cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Cosmos	black currant-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Cosmos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Annual Cosmos

The Annual Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) is a species in the genus Cosmos. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. 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 in Guyana.