Apple sucker vs bristly bearberry

Cacopsylla mali compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Apple sucker is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple sucker	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Psyllidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Cacopsylla	Arctostaphylos
Species	Cacopsylla mali	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Apple sucker

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple sucker	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple sucker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Apple sucker

The Apple sucker (Cacopsylla mali) is a species in the genus Cacopsylla. 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.