Bear-Grape vs Cupped Ear

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ericaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Otidea
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Cupped Ear
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).

Cupped Ear

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.