bristly bearberry vs Tree Damsel Bug

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Himacerus apterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Tree Damsel Bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Nabidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Himacerus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Himacerus apterus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Tree Damsel Bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Tree Damsel Bug
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.

Tree Damsel Bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.