bristly bearberry vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Ericales (Heidekrautartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Ericaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Pygeretmus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.