bristly bearberry vs Thomas's Nectar Bat

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Hsunycteris thomasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Thomas's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Hsunycteris
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Hsunycteris thomasi

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Thomas's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Thomas's Nectar Bat
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.

Thomas's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.