Cotton Morningglory vs Fan shu

Ipomoea trifida compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Cotton Morningglory is Least Concern while Fan shu is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cotton Morningglory	Fan shu
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 trifida	Ipomoea batatas

Evolutionary Relationship

Cotton Morningglory and Fan shu share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Cotton Morningglory

LC — Least Concern

Fan shu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cotton Morningglory	Fan shu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cotton Morningglory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

Fan shu

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇹🇼 Taiwan