Blackcurrant vs Flowering Currant

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Flowering Currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Ribes
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Ribes sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.