black currant-tree vs Light Red Meranti

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Shorea
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Shorea lepidota

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Light Red Meranti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.