Alpine Bilberry vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ericaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Vaccinium	Pseudantechinus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

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).