Blackcurrant vs Lesser Scalewort

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Frullania
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Frullania microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.