bristly bearberry vs Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Hoplitis adunca

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ericaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Hoplitis
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Hoplitis adunca

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
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.

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.