Alpine Blueberry vs Lesser Chiruromys

Vaccinium boreale compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Alpine Blueberry is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Blueberry	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Vaccinium	Chiruromys
Species	Vaccinium boreale	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Alpine Blueberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Blueberry	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

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.