Arizona madrone vs Heather Beetle

Arbutus arizonica compared with Lochmaea suturalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona madrone	Heather Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Arbutus	Lochmaea
Species	Arbutus arizonica	Lochmaea suturalis

Conservation Status

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Heather Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona madrone	Heather Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona madrone

Habitat

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

Heather Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arizona madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.