grape ground-cherry vs Mexican vole

Physalis viscosa compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• grape ground-cherry is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	grape ground-cherry	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Solanaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Physalis	Microtus
Species	Physalis viscosa	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

grape ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	grape ground-cherry	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

grape ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.