Alpine Bilberry vs Painted Woolly Bat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Kerivoula
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Painted Woolly Bat
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).

Painted Woolly Bat

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).