Alpine Bilberry vs alpine silverwort

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Anthelia julacea

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while alpine silverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	alpine silverwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ericaceae	Antheliaceae
Genus	Vaccinium	Anthelia
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Anthelia julacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bilberry and alpine silverwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	alpine silverwort
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 silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden