Alpine Bilberry vs New Guinean Quoll

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ericaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Vaccinium	Dasyurus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	New Guinean Quoll
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).

New Guinean Quoll

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).