bristly bearberry vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Calomyscus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

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.