Bear-Grape vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ericaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Bombus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Bombus perplexus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Confusing Bumble Bee
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).

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.