bristly bearberry vs yew scale

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Parthenolecanium pomeranicum

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while yew scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	yew scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Parthenolecanium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Parthenolecanium pomeranicum

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

yew scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	yew scale
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.

yew scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.