Birch Bristle Bracket vs black currant-tree

Phellinus lundellii compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

• Birch Bristle Bracket is Critically Endangered while black currant-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Bristle Bracket	black currant-tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Phellinus	Antidesma
Species	Phellinus lundellii	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Conservation Status

Birch Bristle Bracket

CR — Critically Endangered

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Bristle Bracket	black currant-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Bristle Bracket

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Birch Bristle Bracket

The Birch Bristle Bracket (Phellinus lundellii) is a species in the genus Phellinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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.