Alpine Bilberry vs Laxmann's Shrew

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Sorex
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Sorex caecutiens

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Laxmann's Shrew
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).

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden