bristly bearberry vs Large Scissor Bee

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Chelostoma florisomne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Large Scissor Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ericaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Chelostoma
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Chelostoma florisomne

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Large Scissor Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Large Scissor Bee
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.

Large Scissor Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.