bristly bearberry vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Ericaceae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Sticta
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Dey's Moon Lichen
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.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.