Bear-Grape vs Bearberry Redleaf

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Exobasidium sydowianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Bearberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Exobasidium
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Exobasidium sydowianum

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Bearberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Bearberry Redleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-Grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Bearberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bear-Grape

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) 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.

Bearberry Redleaf

The Bearberry Redleaf (Exobasidium sydowianum) is a species in the genus Exobasidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.