bristly bearberry vs Northern Firefly

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Northern Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Pyractomena
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Pyractomena borealis

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.