black currant-tree vs Gall midge

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Antidesma	Contarinia
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Contarinia pyrivora

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.