Cosmos vs Wild cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus compared with Cosmos caudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cosmos	Wild cosmos
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Asterales (キク目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Cosmos	Cosmos
Species	Cosmos sulphureus	Cosmos caudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cosmos and Wild cosmos share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cosmos.

Conservation Status

Cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cosmos	Wild cosmos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cosmos

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Wild cosmos

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Brunei, Philippines, Timor-Leste), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇺🇸 United States