Bitter Apple vs Forest Bitterberry

Solanum incanum compared with Solanum anguivi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Apple	Forest Bitterberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Solanum	Solanum
Species	Solanum incanum	Solanum anguivi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Apple and Forest Bitterberry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Bitter Apple

LC — Least Concern

Forest Bitterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Apple	Forest Bitterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Forest Bitterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, India, Madagascar, and Turkey.

Bitter Apple

The Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum) 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 dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇬 Madagascar