Alpine Bilberry vs Gray Marmot

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Vaccinium	Marmota
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Gray Marmot
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).

Gray Marmot

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).