Alpine Bilberry vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Mystacina
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Mystacina tuberculata

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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).

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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).