bristly bearberry vs False widow

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	False widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Ericaceae	Theridiidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Steatoda
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Steatoda bipunctata

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	False widow
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.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.