Alpine Bilberry vs Midday Jird

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Vaccinium	Meriones
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

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).