Alpine Bilberry vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Vaccinium	Myomimus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Myomimus roachi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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).

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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).