bristly bearberry vs Cork bark oak

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Quercus suber

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Cork bark oak
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Ericaceae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Quercus suber

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and Cork bark oak share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Cork bark oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.