Blackcurrant vs Speer’s Collared Frog

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Mannophryne speeri

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Speer’s Collared Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Speer’s Collared Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Aromobatidae
Genus	Antidesma	Mannophryne
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Mannophryne speeri

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Speer’s Collared Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Speer’s Collared Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Speer’s Collared Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.