black currant-tree vs Goliath Webcap

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Cortinarius praestans

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Goliath Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Cortinarius
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Cortinarius praestans

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Goliath Webcap
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.

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.