black currant-tree vs Mossy Fern

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Mossy Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Elaphoglossum
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Mossy Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plante)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Mossy Fern
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.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.