Bear-Grape vs California red scale

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Aonidiella aurantii

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while California red scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	California red scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Aonidiella
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Aonidiella aurantii

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	California red scale
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).

California red scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Dominica, 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.

California red scale

The California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) is a species in the genus Aonidiella. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States