bristly bearberry vs desert pocket mouse

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Chaetodipus penicillatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	desert pocket mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Chaetodipus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Chaetodipus penicillatus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

desert pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	desert pocket mouse
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.

desert pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.