bristly bearberry vs plaster beetle

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Cartodere bifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	plaster beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Latridiidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cartodere
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Cartodere bifasciata

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	plaster beetle
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.

plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.