Alpine Bilberry vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Nyctinomops
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Pocketed Free-tailed 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).

Pocketed Free-tailed 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).