Obscure morning-glory vs Fan shu

Ipomoea obscura compared with Ipomoea batatas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Obscure 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 obscura	Ipomoea batatas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Obscure morning-glory

NE — Not Evaluated

Fan shu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Obscure morning-glory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Solomon Islands).

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 9 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States