northern red currant vs spreading currant

Ribes spicatum compared with Ribes laxiflorum

Key Differences

• northern red currant is Least Concern while spreading currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	northern red currant	spreading currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family same	Grossulariaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus same	Ribes	Ribes
Species	Ribes spicatum	Ribes laxiflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

northern red currant and spreading currant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ribes.

Conservation Status

northern red currant

LC — Least Concern

spreading currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	northern red currant	spreading currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

northern red currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).

spreading currant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway