bristly bearberry vs Plain Pocketbook

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Lampsilis cardium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Plain Pocketbook
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Ericaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lampsilis
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Lampsilis cardium

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Plain Pocketbook

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Plain Pocketbook
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.

Plain Pocketbook

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.