black currant-tree vs Curran’s Pitogo

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Cycas
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Cycas curranii

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Curran’s Pitogo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.