Cardinal-Climber vs Cotton Morningglory

Ipomoea quamoclit compared with Ipomoea trifida

Key Differences

• Cardinal-Climber is Not Evaluated while Cotton Morningglory is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal-Climber	Cotton Morningglory
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	Solanales (茄目)	Solanales (茄目)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Ipomoea	Ipomoea
Species	Ipomoea quamoclit	Ipomoea trifida

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal-Climber and Cotton Morningglory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cardinal-Climber

NE — Not Evaluated

Cotton Morningglory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal-Climber	Cotton Morningglory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal-Climber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Cotton Morningglory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

Cardinal-Climber

The Cardinal-climber (Ipomoea quamoclit) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇹🇼 Taiwan