Black Nightshade vs Garden tomato

Solanum nigrum compared with Solanum lycopersicum

Key Differences

• Black Nightshade is Least Concern while Garden tomato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Nightshade	Garden tomato
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Solanum	Solanum
Species	Solanum nigrum	Solanum lycopersicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Nightshade and Garden tomato share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Black Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Garden tomato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Nightshade	Garden tomato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Nightshade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Garden tomato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black Nightshade

The Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 30 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇲 Zambia