Beach Morning Glory vs Rockland Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae compared with Ipomoea tenuissima

Key Differences

  • Beach Morning Glory is Least Concern while Rockland Morning Glory is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beach Morning Glory Rockland Morning Glory
Kingdom same Plantae (พืช) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ) Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family same Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae
Genus same Ipomoea Ipomoea
Species Ipomoea pes-caprae Ipomoea tenuissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Morning Glory and Rockland Morning Glory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Beach Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

Rockland Morning Glory

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beach Morning Glory Rockland Morning Glory
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Morning Glory

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (Spain), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Rockland Morning Glory

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beach Morning Glory

The Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Rockland Morning Glory

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