Ash-bark Piercer vs bristly bearberry

Pammene suspectana compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Ash-bark Piercer is Near Threatened while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-bark Piercer	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tortricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Pammene	Arctostaphylos
Species	Pammene suspectana	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Ash-bark Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-bark Piercer	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-bark Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Ash-bark Piercer

Ash-bark piercer (Pammene suspectana) is a species in the genus Pammene. It is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. 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.