Bear-Grape vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Ericaceae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Sticta
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Dey's Moon Lichen
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).

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.