Irish Potato vs Peruvian nightshade

Solanum tuberosum compared with Solanum peruvianum

Key Differences

• Irish Potato is Not Evaluated while Peruvian nightshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Irish Potato	Peruvian nightshade
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 tuberosum	Solanum peruvianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Irish Potato and Peruvian nightshade share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Irish Potato

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Irish Potato	Peruvian nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Irish Potato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Peruvian nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States