black currant-tree vs Dotted Ermel

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Antidesma	Ethmia
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Ethmia dodecea

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Dotted Ermel
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.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.