bristly bearberry vs Pine processionary

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Pine processionary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Notodontidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Thaumetopoea
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

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.