black currant-tree vs Rockspray

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Cotoneaster horizontalis

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Rockspray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Rockspray
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Antidesma	Cotoneaster
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Cotoneaster horizontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Rockspray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Rockspray
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.

Rockspray

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.