Alpine Bilberry vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Alticola
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Mongolian Mountain Vole
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).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

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).