bristly bearberry vs Narrow Groundling

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Caryocolum alsinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Narrow Groundling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Caryocolum
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Caryocolum alsinella

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Narrow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Narrow Groundling
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.

Narrow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.