bristly bearberry vs Hump-backed fly

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Megaselia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Megaselia rufipes

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Hump-backed 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.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.