black currant-tree vs Western Thyme Plume

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Merrifieldia tridactyla

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Western Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Western Thyme Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Antidesma	Merrifieldia
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Merrifieldia tridactyla

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Western Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Western Thyme Plume
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.

Western Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (5 countries) and Europe (28 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.