bristly bearberry vs Western yellowjacket

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Western yellowjacket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Western yellowjacket
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	Vespidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Vespula
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Vespula pensylvanica

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Western yellowjacket
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.

Western yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.