Cotton Morning Glory vs cresta de gallo

Ipomoea cordatotriloba compared with Ipomoea lobata

Key Differences

• Cotton Morning Glory is Least Concern while cresta de gallo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morning Glory	cresta de gallo
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 cordatotriloba	Ipomoea lobata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cotton Morning Glory and cresta de gallo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cotton Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

cresta de gallo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morning Glory	cresta de gallo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotton Morning Glory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, China, and Colombia.

cresta de gallo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Tanzania.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia