Blackcurrant vs Floating Fern

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Salvinia
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackcurrant and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.