Alpine Bilberry vs Potto

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ericaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Perodicticus
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Potto
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).

Potto

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).