Alpine Bilberry vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Rhinophylla
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Hairy Little Fruit 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).

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).