bristly bearberry vs Mellet's Downy-back

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Ophonus melletii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Mellet's Downy-back
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Carabidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ophonus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Ophonus melletii

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Mellet's Downy-back
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.

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.