Cultivated tobacco vs Wild Tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum compared with Nicotiana rustica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated tobacco	Wild Tobacco
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	Nicotiana	Nicotiana
Species	Nicotiana tabacum	Nicotiana rustica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cultivated tobacco and Wild Tobacco share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nicotiana.

Conservation Status

Cultivated tobacco

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Tobacco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated tobacco	Wild Tobacco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cultivated tobacco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Wild Tobacco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 28 countries:

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