bristly bearberry vs Flax Flea Beetle

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Longitarsus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Longitarsus parvulus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Flax Flea 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.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.