Alpine Bilberry vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Brachyuromys
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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 Short-tailed Rat

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).