Alpine Bilberry vs Alpine Rock-Cress

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Arabis alpina

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Alpine Rock-Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Ericaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Vaccinium	Arabis
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Arabis alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bilberry and Alpine Rock-Cress share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Alpine Rock-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Alpine Rock-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Alpine Bilberry

The Alpine Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Alpine Rock-Cress

The Alpine Rock-Cress (Arabis alpina) is a species in the genus Arabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States