bristly bearberry vs Violet checkered beetle

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Cleridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Necrobia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Necrobia violacea

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Violet checkered beetle
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.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.