Alpine Bilberry vs Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Brachyphylla cavernarum

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Brachyphylla
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Brachyphylla cavernarum

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat
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).

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.