Alpine Earwort vs bristly bearberry

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	bristly bearberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Diplophyllum	Arctostaphylos
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Earwort and bristly bearberry share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

bristly bearberry

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