black currant-tree vs Squirrel Corn

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Antidesma	Dicentra
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Dicentra canadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Squirrel Corn share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) 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. Found in Guyana.