Blistered Rock Tripe vs bristly bearberry

Umbilicaria hyperborea compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Blistered Rock Tripe is Extinct while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Rock Tripe	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Umbilicariaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Umbilicaria	Arctostaphylos
Species	Umbilicaria hyperborea	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Blistered Rock Tripe

EX — Extinct

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Rock Tripe	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistered Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

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.

Blistered Rock Tripe

The Blistered Rock Tripe (Umbilicaria hyperborea) is a species in the genus Umbilicaria. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.