bilberry vs Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Vaccinium myrtillus compared with Choeroniscus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilberry	Lesser Long-tongued 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	Choeroniscus
Species	Vaccinium myrtillus	Choeroniscus minor

Conservation Status

bilberry

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilberry	Lesser Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

bilberry

The Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.