Alpine Grasshopper vs bristly bearberry

Chorthippus alticola compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Grasshopper	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Acrididae	Ericaceae
Genus	Chorthippus	Arctostaphylos
Species	Chorthippus alticola	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Alpine Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Alpine Grasshopper

The Alpine Grasshopper (Chorthippus alticola) is a species in the genus Chorthippus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.