Blackcurrant vs Cosmos

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Cosmos sulphureus

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Cosmos is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Cosmos
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Antidesma	Cosmos
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Cosmos sulphureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackcurrant and Cosmos share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Cosmos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Cosmos

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.