Bank Vole vs Clammy Ground-Cherry

Myodes glareolus compared with Physalis heterophylla

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Clammy Ground-Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Clammy Ground-Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Myodes	Physalis
Species	Myodes glareolus	Physalis heterophylla

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Clammy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Clammy Ground-Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Clammy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (Croatia, Hungary), and North America (Canada, United States).

Bank Vole

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Clammy Ground-Cherry

The Clammy Ground-Cherry (Physalis heterophylla) is a species in the genus Physalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada