Bear-Grape vs Blue Flag

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Iris versicolor

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Blue Flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Blue Flag
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Ericaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Iris
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Iris versicolor

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Blue Flag
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).

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States