Alpine Bilberry vs Andrenine Bee

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Andrena wilkella

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Andrenine Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Andrenine Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ericaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Andrena
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Andrena wilkella

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Andrenine Bee
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).

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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).

Andrenine Bee

The Andrenine Bee (Andrena wilkella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States