bristly bearberry vs Hover fly

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Eumerus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.