Alpine Bilberry vs Peruvian Laucha

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Calomys
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Peruvian Laucha
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).

Peruvian Laucha

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).