Batate vs Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas compared with Ipomoea tiliacea

Key Differences

• Batate is Not Evaluated while Wild Potato Vine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Batate	Wild Potato Vine
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 batatas	Ipomoea tiliacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Batate and Wild Potato Vine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Batate

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Potato Vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Batate	Wild Potato Vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Batate

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Wild Potato Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Sao Tome and Principe.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe