bristly bearberry vs Eastern spider beetle

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Ptinus raptor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Eastern spider beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Ptinidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ptinus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Ptinus raptor

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Eastern spider beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Eastern spider beetle
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.

Eastern spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.