bristly bearberry vs Rusty Crust

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Ericaceae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Skeletocutis
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Rusty Crust
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.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.