black currant-tree vs Foxtail Smut

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Urocystis
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.