Blackcurrant vs currant aphid

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Cryptomyzus ribis

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while currant aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	currant aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Antidesma	Cryptomyzus
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Cryptomyzus ribis

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

currant aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	currant aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

currant aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.