Cardinal-Climber vs kangkong

Ipomoea quamoclit compared with Ipomoea aquatica

Key Differences

• Cardinal-Climber is Not Evaluated while kangkong is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal-Climber	kangkong
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
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 quamoclit	Ipomoea aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal-Climber and kangkong share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cardinal-Climber

NE — Not Evaluated

kangkong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal-Climber	kangkong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal-Climber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

kangkong

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Cardinal-Climber

The Cardinal-climber (Ipomoea quamoclit) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 24 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇻🇳 Vietnam