bristly bearberry vs milk snail

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Otala lactea

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	milk snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Ericaceae	Helicidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Otala
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Otala lactea

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	milk snail
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.

milk snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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.