black-fruit cotoneaster vs Blackcurrant

Cotoneaster laxiflorus compared with Antidesma parvifolium

Key Differences

• black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable while Blackcurrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-fruit cotoneaster	Blackcurrant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Antidesma
Species	Cotoneaster laxiflorus	Antidesma parvifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

black-fruit cotoneaster and Blackcurrant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-fruit cotoneaster	Blackcurrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) 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.