Black Eyed Susan vs Whitelady

Thunbergia alata compared with Thunbergia fragrans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Eyed Susan	Whitelady
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Lamiales (唇形目)	Lamiales (唇形目)
Family same	Acanthaceae	Acanthaceae
Genus same	Thunbergia	Thunbergia
Species	Thunbergia alata	Thunbergia fragrans

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Eyed Susan and Whitelady share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thunbergia.

Conservation Status

Black Eyed Susan

NE — Not Evaluated

Whitelady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Eyed Susan	Whitelady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Eyed Susan

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Whitelady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Black Eyed Susan

The Black Eyed Susan (Thunbergia alata) is a species in the genus Thunbergia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 22 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇵🇦 Panama 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇺 Vanuatu