Alpine Blueberry vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Vaccinium boreale compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Alpine Blueberry is Not Evaluated while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Blueberry	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Rhinophylla
Species	Vaccinium boreale	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Alpine Blueberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Blueberry	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.