Alpine Bilberry vs Gobi Big Brown Bat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Eptesicus gobiensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Gobi Big Brown Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Gobi Big Brown Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Eptesicus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Eptesicus gobiensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Gobi Big Brown 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).

Gobi Big Brown Bat

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).