bristly bearberry vs Purple Needletail

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ericaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Hirundapus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.