bristly bearberry vs Tome's spiny rat

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Proechimys
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Proechimys semispinosus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.