Alpine Bilberry vs Meller’s Mongoose

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ericaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Rhynchogale
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Meller’s Mongoose
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).

Meller’s Mongoose

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).