Alpine Bilberry vs Gansu Shrew

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Sorex
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Gansu Shrew
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).

Gansu Shrew

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).