Alpine Bilberry vs Omilteme Cottontail

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ericaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Vaccinium	Sylvilagus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

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).