bristly bearberry vs Highfin dogfish

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Ericaceae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Centroscyllium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Centroscyllium excelsum

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish

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.