bristly bearberry vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ericaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Marmosa
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Marmosa simonsi

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
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.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.