Alpine Bilberry vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ericaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Vaccinium	Cercopithecus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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 Spot-nosed Monkey

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).