black currant-tree vs Red-Banded Polypore

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Fomitopsis
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Red-Banded Polypore
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.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.