Bear-Grape vs Bellyache bush

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Jatropha gossypiifolia

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Bellyache bush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Jatropha
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Jatropha gossypiifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-Grape and Bellyache bush share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Bellyache bush
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).

Bellyache bush

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Bellyache bush

The Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States