bristly bearberry vs Downlooker Snipefly

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Rhagio scolopacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Downlooker Snipefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Rhagionidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Rhagio
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Rhagio scolopacea

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Downlooker Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Downlooker Snipefly
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.

Downlooker Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.