Can I set up a new iPhone using an old iPod backup?

The support articles cover backing up and then restoring from backup but only on like devices. I just got my first iPhone and I need to set it up with my old iPod data. iTunes didn't cue me when I plugged it in and just set up the phone as a new phone. I just want to make sure I don't render the phone useless or something if I restore it from iPod data. If I have to re-enter everything manually I might cry.

I'm going to answer my own question in case someone else needs it.
I synced my iPod. Then, I wiped my iPhone and restored it to factory settings. Since I've only had it 36 hours, there wasn't much to lose. When it came back up, iTunes asked me which backup to use (which it didn't the first time, I still don't know why). I selected the one for the iPod. Everything seems to work. It installed everything, apps, as well as app data, but left everything unique to the phone alone. My biggest fear was bricking the phone if I installed iPod data over it, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I still have a new, functional phone but now it has the treasure trove of data that's been in my critical device for the past four years.

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