Alpine Blueberry vs Fossa

Vaccinium boreale compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Alpine Blueberry is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Blueberry	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ericaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Vaccinium	Cryptoprocta
Species	Vaccinium boreale	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Alpine Blueberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Blueberry	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Blueberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Blueberry

The Alpine Blueberry (Vaccinium boreale) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and United States.