bristly bearberry vs Heath Damselbug

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Nabis ericetorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Heath Damselbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Nabidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Nabis
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Nabis ericetorum

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Heath Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Heath Damselbug
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.

Heath Damselbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.