Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Alticola olchonensis compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Sharp-leaf 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	Alticola	Physalis
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.