Alpine Bilberry vs Lombok Flying Fox

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Vaccinium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Pteropus lombocensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Lombok Flying Fox
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).

Lombok Flying Fox

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).