bristly bearberry vs white ermine

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Spilosoma lubricipeda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	white ermine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Erebidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Spilosoma
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Spilosoma lubricipeda

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

white ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	white ermine
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.

white ermine

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.