Apple Of Sodom vs Nipple fruit

Solanum carolinense compared with Solanum mammosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Of Sodom	Nipple fruit
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 carolinense	Solanum mammosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Of Sodom and Nipple fruit share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Apple Of Sodom

NE — Not Evaluated

Nipple fruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Of Sodom	Nipple fruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Of Sodom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Nipple fruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Botswana, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Austria), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Apple Of Sodom

The Apple Of Sodom (Solanum carolinense) is a species in the genus Solanum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇳 India 🇺🇸 United States