Using jQuery .click works but .touchstart desn't

Question

I have a block of working code that allows me to shift from one set of colored items to another based on a span click event that runs in jQuery. I am using wordpress and it requires I spell out jQuery instead of using '$'. In part, it works by moving a variable to the active selection and changing a variety of other properties based on defined variables in the html of that 'span'

I tried changing .click(function f()... to .touchstart(function f()... and it doesn't work when I load the site on mobile. If you think you know the answer, cool. I will now list things I have tried.

This is what my click function looks like:

jQuery(document).ready(function f($) {
jQuery('.changecolor span').click(function f($) {...
});
});

Attempts:

jQuery('.changecolor span').touchstart(function e()
jQuery('.changecolor span').on("tap", function e() {...

My cache is set to auto clear every time I save a new change in, and I've tested this.

Answer 1

$('.changecolor span').on('touchstart',function(ev) {
    $('your seletor').trigger(ev);
});