black currant-tree vs False Puffball

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Reticularia
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.