bristly bearberry vs sun shell

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Ericaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Astraea
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.