Alpine Bilberry vs Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Pattonomys carrikeri

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Pattonomys
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Pattonomys carrikeri

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat
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).

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

The Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat (Pattonomys carrikeri) is a species in the genus Pattonomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.