bristly bearberry vs Dwarf Sandman

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Spialia nanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Dwarf Sandman
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Spialia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Spialia nanus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Sandman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Dwarf Sandman
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.

Dwarf Sandman

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.