bristly bearberry vs thick-lipped risso snail

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Rissoa membranacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	thick-lipped risso snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Rissoidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Rissoa
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Rissoa membranacea

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

thick-lipped risso snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	thick-lipped risso snail
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.

thick-lipped risso snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.