Alpine Bilberry vs Gilbert's dunnart

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Gilbert's dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Gilbert's dunnart
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).

Gilbert's dunnart

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).