black currant-tree vs Surf Scoter

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Melanitta perspicillata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Surf Scoter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Antidesma	Melanitta
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Melanitta perspicillata

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Surf Scoter

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Surf Scoter
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.

Surf Scoter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.