bristly bearberry vs Ground bug

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Nysius atlantidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Ground bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Nysius
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Nysius atlantidum

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Ground bug
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.

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.