bristly bearberry vs Dark Nomad Bee

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Nomada sheppardana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Dark Nomad Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ericaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Nomada
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Nomada sheppardana

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Dark Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Dark Nomad Bee
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.

Dark Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

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.