Bear-Grape vs Carmine spider mite

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Tetranychus urticae

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Carmine spider mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Carmine spider mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Ericaceae	Tetranychidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Tetranychus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Tetranychus urticae

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Carmine spider mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Carmine spider mite
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).

Carmine spider mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, South Africa), Asia (China, Mongolia, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.

Carmine spider mite

The Carmine Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a species in the genus Tetranychus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States