Sweetpotato vs Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas compared with Ipomoea tiliacea

Key Differences

• Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated while Wild Potato Vine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sweetpotato	Wild Potato Vine
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 batatas	Ipomoea tiliacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Sweetpotato and Wild Potato Vine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Potato Vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sweetpotato	Wild Potato Vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Wild Potato Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Sao Tome and Principe.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe