Alpine Bilberry vs Dwarf Brocket

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ericaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Vaccinium	Mazama
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Dwarf Brocket
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).

Dwarf Brocket

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).