black currant-tree vs Small Persimmon

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Small Persimmon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Diospyros
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Diospyros vaccinioides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Small Persimmon
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.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.