black currant-tree vs Mérida Brocket

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Antidesma	Mazama
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.