Mérida Nightshade vs Tropical soda apple

Solanum ripense compared with Solanum viarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Nightshade	Tropical soda apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Solanum	Solanum
Species	Solanum ripense	Solanum viarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Nightshade and Tropical soda apple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Nightshade	Tropical soda apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Tropical soda apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia