Cotton Morningglory vs Sweetpotato

Ipomoea trifida compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Cotton Morningglory is Least Concern while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morningglory	Sweetpotato
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	Solanales (ナス目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea trifida	Ipomoea batatas

Evolutionary Relationship

Cotton Morningglory and Sweetpotato share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cotton Morningglory

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morningglory	Sweetpotato
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.

Sweetpotato

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇹🇼 Taiwan