Bitter Apple vs Chaco Potato

Solanum incanum compared with Solanum chacoense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Apple Chaco Potato
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same Solanales (Solanales) Solanales (Solanales)
Family same Solanaceae Solanaceae
Genus same Solanum Solanum
Species Solanum incanum Solanum chacoense

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Apple and Chaco Potato share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Bitter Apple

LC — Least Concern

Chaco Potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Apple Chaco Potato
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Chaco Potato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and France.

Bitter Apple

The Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af

Chaco Potato

The Chaco Potato (Solanum chacoense) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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