Garden tomato vs wild potato

Solanum lycopersicum compared with Solanum jamesii

Key Differences

• Garden tomato is Not Evaluated while wild potato is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden tomato	wild potato
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (паслёноцветные)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Solanum	Solanum
Species	Solanum lycopersicum	Solanum jamesii

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden tomato and wild potato share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solanum.

Conservation Status

Garden tomato

NE — Not Evaluated

wild potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden tomato	wild potato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden tomato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

wild potato

Habitat

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