bejuco de playa vs trompillo

Ipomoea pes-caprae compared with Ipomoea hederifolia

Key Differences

• bejuco de playa is Least Concern while trompillo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bejuco de playa	trompillo
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea pes-caprae	Ipomoea hederifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

bejuco de playa and trompillo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

bejuco de playa

LC — Least Concern

trompillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bejuco de playa	trompillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bejuco de playa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (Spain), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

trompillo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

bejuco de playa

The Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇴 Tonga