bristly bearberry vs dotted carpet

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Alcis jubata

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while dotted carpet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	dotted carpet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Alcis
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Alcis jubata

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

dotted carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	dotted carpet
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.

dotted carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.