Tropical soda apple vs wild potato

Solanum viarum compared with Solanum jamesii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tropical soda apple	wild potato
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	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Solanum	Solanum
Species	Solanum viarum	Solanum jamesii

Evolutionary Relationship

Tropical soda apple and wild potato share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Tropical soda apple

LC — Least Concern

wild potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tropical soda apple	wild potato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tropical soda apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

wild potato

Habitat

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