Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Vaccinium myrtilloides (Canadian Blueberry) [Ericaceae]
(observations are from Hamilton, Romain et al., and Noyce & Coy; another common name of this shrub is Velvet-leaved Blueberry)
Mammals
Cricetidae: Peromyscus leucopus (White-footed Mouse) [eats fruits and/or seeds] Hm1941, Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) [eats fruits and/or seeds] Hm1941; Ursidae: Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [fruits occur in the diet about 43% of the time in Ontario in combination with Vaccinium angustifolium, feeds on the fruits in Minnesota] ROA2013 NC1990