Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Peruvian groundcherry

Alticola macrotis compared with Physalis peruviana

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Peruvian groundcherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Peruvian groundcherry
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 macrotis	Physalis peruviana

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Peruvian groundcherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian groundcherry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).