bristly bearberry vs Smith's Longspur

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Calcarius pictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Smith's Longspur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ericaceae	Calcariidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Calcarius
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Calcarius pictus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Smith's Longspur

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Smith's Longspur
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.

Smith's Longspur

Habitat

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

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.