bristly bearberry vs Keeled slug

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Tandonia kusceri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Keeled slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Ericaceae	Milacidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Tandonia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Tandonia kusceri

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Keeled slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Keeled slug
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.

Keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, 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.