Blackcurrant vs Mealy Tooth

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Antidesma	Hydnellum
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.