Bear-Grape vs Blackthorn Dotty

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Polystigma rubrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Blackthorn Dotty
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Polystigma
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Polystigma rubrum

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Dotty

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Blackthorn Dotty
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).

Blackthorn Dotty

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Blackthorn Dotty

The Blackthorn Dotty (Polystigma rubrum) is a species in the genus Polystigma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden