alpine bearberry vs Lesser Chiruromys

Arctostaphylos alpinus compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• alpine bearberry is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bearberry	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Chiruromys
Species	Arctostaphylos alpinus	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

alpine bearberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bearberry	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine bearberry

The Alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpinus) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.