Cotton Morningglory vs Rockland Morning Glory

Ipomoea trifida compared with Ipomoea tenuissima

Key Differences

• Cotton Morningglory is Least Concern while Rockland Morning Glory is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morningglory	Rockland Morning Glory
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 trifida	Ipomoea tenuissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Cotton Morningglory and Rockland Morning Glory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cotton Morningglory

LC — Least Concern

Rockland Morning Glory

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morningglory	Rockland Morning Glory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotton Morningglory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

Rockland Morning Glory

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.