Alpine Bilberry vs Long-tailed Marmot

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Vaccinium	Marmota
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Long-tailed Marmot
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).

Long-tailed Marmot

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).