Alpine Bilberry vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Artibeus obscurus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Dark 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	Artibeus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Artibeus obscurus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Dark 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).

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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).