Alpine Bilberry vs North American least shrew

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Cryptotis
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	North American least shrew
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).

North American least shrew

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).