bristly bearberry vs Eastern Striolated-Puffbird

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Nystalus striolatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Eastern Striolated-Puffbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Ericaceae	Bucconidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Nystalus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Nystalus striolatus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Striolated-Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Eastern Striolated-Puffbird
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 Striolated-Puffbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.