bristly bearberry vs Flat Periwinkle

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Littorina obtusata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Flat Periwinkle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Littorinidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Littorina
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Littorina obtusata

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Flat Periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Flat Periwinkle
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.

Flat Periwinkle

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.