Alpine Bilberry vs Coppery Sprite

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Arielulus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Coppery Sprite
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).

Coppery Sprite

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).