Mexican Morningglory vs Fan shu

Ipomoea coccinea compared with Ipomoea batatas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican 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 coccinea	Ipomoea batatas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mexican Morningglory

NE — Not Evaluated

Fan shu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Morningglory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States