black currant-tree vs Elder aphid

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Aphis sambuci

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Elder aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Elder aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Antidesma	Aphis
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Aphis sambuci

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Elder aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Elder aphid
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.

Elder aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.