bristly bearberry vs Throat botfly

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Gasterophilus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.