Blackcurrant vs Rockspray

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Cotoneaster horizontalis

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Rockspray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Rockspray
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Antidesma	Cotoneaster
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Cotoneaster horizontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Rockspray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Rockspray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Rockspray

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.