black currant-tree vs Nile Crocodile

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Crocodylus niloticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Nile Crocodile
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Antidesma	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Crocodylus niloticus

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Nile Crocodile

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Nile Crocodile
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	70 years
Average Length	—	5.0 m
Average Weight	—	750.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Nile Crocodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, and Tanzania.

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.

Nile Crocodile

The Nile crocodile is one of the largest reptiles in the world and is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.