Japanese morning-glory vs Fan shu

Ipomoea nil compared with Ipomoea batatas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese morning-glory	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 nil	Ipomoea batatas

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese morning-glory and Fan shu share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ipomoea.

Conservation Status

Japanese morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

Fan shu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese morning-glory	Fan shu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese morning-glory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 18 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇳 India 🇱🇦 Laos 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe