bristly bearberry vs Dusky wireworm

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Agriotes
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Agriotes obscurus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Dusky wireworm
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.

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.