Alpine Bilberry vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Vaccinium	Chiropodomys
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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).

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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).