Balloon vine vs Plateau Pika

Cardiospermum halicacabum compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

• Balloon vine is Not Evaluated while Plateau Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon vine	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cardiospermum	Ochotona
Species	Cardiospermum halicacabum	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Balloon vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon vine	Plateau Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon vine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balloon vine

The Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species in the genus Cardiospermum. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.