Cotton Morning Glory vs Sweetpotato

Ipomoea cordatotriloba compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Cotton Morning Glory is Least Concern while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morning Glory	Sweetpotato
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 cordatotriloba	Ipomoea batatas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cotton Morning Glory

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morning Glory	Sweetpotato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotton Morning Glory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, China, and Colombia.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia