Bear-Grape vs Bitter Pumpkin

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Cucurbita lundelliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Bitter Pumpkin
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Ericaceae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cucurbita
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Cucurbita lundelliana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Bitter Pumpkin
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).

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

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

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.

Bitter Pumpkin

The Bitter Pumpkin (Cucurbita lundelliana) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.