black currant-tree vs Smooth hound

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Triakis maculata

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Smooth hound is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Smooth hound
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Triakidae
Genus	Antidesma	Triakis
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Triakis maculata

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Smooth hound

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Smooth hound
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.

Smooth hound

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Chile. 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.